State and prove following laws of Boolean algebra.(a) De-Morgan’s Law(b) Distributive Law
Question
State and prove following laws of Boolean algebra.(a) De-Morgan’s Law(b) Distributive Law
Solution
(a) De-Morgan’s Law:
De-Morgan's law is an important rule in Boolean algebra and it consists of two laws.
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The complement of the sum of two variables is equal to the product of their complements. Mathematically, it can be represented as:
(A + B)' = A' . B'
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The complement of the product of two variables is equal to the sum of their complements. Mathematically, it can be represented as:
(A . B)' = A' + B'
Proof:
Let's prove the first law. We know that A + A' = 1 (complement law). Now, if we multiply both sides by B', we get:
B'(A + A') = B' * 1 B'A + B'A' = B'
Now, if we add A'B' to both sides, we get:
B'A + A'B' + B'A' = B' + A'B'
By rearranging, we get:
B'A + A'B' = (A + B)'
This proves the first law.
The proof of the second law is similar and left as an exercise.
(b) Distributive Law:
The distributive law states that the product of a variable and the sum of two other variables is equal to the sum of the product of the variable and each of the other variables. It can be represented as:
A . (B + C) = (A . B) + (A . C)
Proof:
Let's prove this law. We know that A . 1 = A and A . 0 = 0 (identity laws). Now, if we replace 1 with (B + B') and 0 with (C + C'), we get:
A . (B + C) = A . [(B + B') + (C + C')]
By rearranging, we get:
A . (B + C) = (A . B) + (A . C)
This proves the distributive law.
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