Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Boolean Functions - Exercises - Page 818: 27

Answer

a)True b)False c)False

Work Step by Step

Proving These Equations are True ore False a) x ⊕ (y ⊕ z) = (x ⊕ y) ⊕ z b) x + (y ⊕ z) = (x + y) ⊕ (x + z) c) x ⊕ (y + z) = (x ⊕ y) + (x ⊕ z) Solution: a) True, as a table of values can show b) False; take x = 1, y = 1, z = 1, for instance c) False; take x = 1, y = 1, z = 0, for instance
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