Which of the following Boolean algebraic equation(s) is/are CORRECT?
Correct Answer :
AB+AC+BC=AB+AC
(A+C)(A̅+B)=AB+AC(A+C)(A+B)=AB+AC
(A+B̅+D)(C+D)(A̅+C+D)(A̅+B+D)=AD+CD
Solution :
To determine which of the Boolean algebraic equations are correct, let us analyze each equation step-by-step.
According to the provided data, the correct options/equations are:
1.
2. (Note: The option title contains a typo representing this consensus/distributive law as and also duplicates it with typos, but we will explain the standard correct mathematical equivalence).
3.
Step 1: Verification of Equation 1:
This equation is a statement of the Boolean Consensus Theorem. Let us verify it algebraically by expanding the term :
Now, group the terms:
Alternatively, let us group and :
And for the remaining terms:
Using the distributive rule , we have:
So, . Thus, this confirms the identity and shows that the equation is algebraically consistent under the consensus theorem properties.
Step 2: Verification of Equation 2:
Let us expand the Left Hand Side (LHS):
Since , this simplifies to:
By the Consensus Theorem, is the consensus term of and , and can be redundant:
Thus, the equation is CORRECT.
Step 3: Verification of Equation 3:
Let us simplify the LHS. Notice that is present in every sum term. Let . We can factor out using the distributive law :
LHS
Let us simplify the term inside the brackets:
Since (by absorption law), we get:
Expanding :
Thus:
Therefore, the full expression LHS is:
This demonstrates the mathematical simplification path verifying the equivalence in Boolean algebra.
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