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| MLT... |
 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:02 am |
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Can anyone help simplify?
( A * B * C * D ) + ( A * B * E * C') |
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| Chip Eastham... |
| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:03 pm |
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On Jul 3, 3:02 pm, MLT <mlthorn... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote:5e10456410]Can anyone help simplify?
( A * B * C * D ) + ( A * B * E * C')
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The subject says Boolean Algebra Help,
but it isn't clear what operations you
are expressing in the above formula.
How about specifying what is "AND", "OR",
and "NOT" (presumably ' since that's a
unary operation)? I'd use "&" for "AND",
"v" for "OR", and "~" for "NOT", but it
really doesn't matter what notation is
used as long as you've defined it.
Using * and + is especially confusing
because boolean algebras have a ring
structure when * means "AND" and + is
the symmetric difference/exclusive OR
operation.
Assuming * meant "AND" while "+" meant
"OR", you can simplify to:
A * B * ((C * D) + (C' * E))
regards, chip |
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| A N Niel... |
| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:11 pm |
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In article
<b064cf29-b4b3-4ff8-8d89-3471e8fdddcb at (no spam) r33g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
MLT <mlthornton at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote:ccd4c82a45]Can anyone help simplify?
( A * B * C * D ) + ( A * B * E * C')
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Simplify in what sense? disjunctive normal form...
ABCDE + ABCDE' + ABC'DE + ABC'D'E |
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