Given the following Karnaugh Map for a Boolean function F(w,x,y,z)
Correct Answer :
Solution :
The correct options/answers are:
1.
2.
Step-by-Step Analysis of the Karnaugh Map (K-Map):
Based on the provided K-map image, the map corresponds to a 4-variable Boolean function where:
- The rows represent combinations of in the standard Gray code sequence: , , , and .
- The columns represent combinations of in the sequence: , , , and .
Looking at the values in the grid, we identify the cells containing 1s:
- Row : 1s are in columns and .
- Row : 1s are in columns and .
- Row : 1s are in columns and .
- Row : 1s are in columns and .
Grouping the 1s to simplify the Boolean expression:
1. Grouping the Center 1s (Quad group in the middle):
The four cells at the center are .
- Across rows and , changes from 0 to 1 (eliminated), and remains constant at 1 ( is kept).
- Across columns and , changes from 0 to 1 (eliminated), and remains constant at 1 ( is kept).
Combining these gives the term: .
2. Grouping the Corner 1s:
The four corners of the K-map contain 1s at .
If we simplify the corner group directly:
- Across the top row () and bottom row (), changes from 0 to 1 (eliminated), and remains constant at 0 ( is kept).
- Across the leftmost column () and rightmost column (), changes from 0 to 1 (eliminated), and remains constant at 0 ( is kept).
Thus, the corner group simplifies to: .
Combining the center and corner groups yields the fully minimized expression:
Alternative Expression Formulation:
If we write the four corner cells individually as sum-of-minterms instead of simplifying them together, we get:
- Cell (00, 00) =
- Cell (10, 00) =
- Cell (00, 10) =
- Cell (10, 10) =
Adding these individual corner minterms along with the simplified center term yields the alternative representation:
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