Solution of Assignment 4 - Boolean Expressions
Solution of Assignment 4 - Boolean Expressions
(a) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵 ) = 𝐵 = (𝐴 + 𝐴) 𝐵
(b) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴 𝐵 + 𝐵 𝐶 = 𝐴 𝐵 (𝐶 + 𝐶) + (𝐴 + 𝐴) 𝐵 𝐶
(c) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴 + 𝐵 𝐶 = 𝐴(𝐵 + 𝐵)(𝐶 + 𝐶) + (𝐴 + 𝐴) 𝐵 𝐶
(d) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴 + 𝐶 = 𝐴(𝐵 + 𝐵)(𝐶 + 𝐶) + (𝐴 + 𝐴)(𝐵 + 𝐵) 𝐶
(e) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴 + 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴(𝐵 + 𝐵)(𝐶 + 𝐶) + (𝐴 + 𝐴)𝐵 𝐶
(f) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴 𝐵 (𝐶 + 𝐶) + (𝐴 + 𝐴) 𝐵 𝐶
(g) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 ) = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵(𝐶 + 𝐶)(𝐷 + 𝐷) + 𝐴(𝐵 + 𝐵)𝐶(𝐷 + 𝐷)
(h) 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 ) = 𝐵 𝐷 + 𝐴 𝐶 = (𝐴 + 𝐴)𝐵 (𝐶 + 𝐶)𝐷 + 𝐴 (𝐵 + 𝐵)𝐶(𝐷 + 𝐷)
2.2 Expand the following expression into normal form and express as a sum-of-products (SOP).
2.3) POS: 𝐹 = 𝜋𝑚 (1 , 3 , 4 , 5)
𝐹 = 𝑋𝑌 𝑍 . 𝑋 𝑌 𝑍 . 𝑋 𝑌𝑍 . 𝑋 𝑌 𝑍
𝐹 = (𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍) . (𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍) . (𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍) . (𝑋 + 𝑌 + 𝑍)
2.4 Implement the expression in Question 2.2 using AND and OR gates.
2.4)
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2.5 Implement the resulting POS equation from Question 2.3 using AND and OR
gates.
2.5)
𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 ) . (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶) . (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶)
𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝐴𝐵𝐷 + 𝐴 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴𝐵 𝐷 + 𝐵 𝐶𝐷
(𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐷) ⇒ (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐷 + 𝐶) , (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐷 + 𝐶) ⇒ 𝑀15 , 𝑀13
(𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶) ⇒ (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) , (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) ⇒ 𝑀2 , 𝑀3
(𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐷) ⇒ (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) , (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) ⇒ 𝑀8 , 𝑀10
(𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) ⇒ (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) , (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷) ⇒ 𝑀3 , 𝑀11
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∴ 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝜋𝑀 (2 , 3 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 15)
A B C F
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1
a) SOP: 𝐹 (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ) = 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
b) Minterm shorthand equation: 𝐹 = Σ𝑚 (1 , 2 , 4 , 7)
c) Logic diagram for SOP implementation.
2.11)
2.12)
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