Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Boolean Functions - Exercises - Page 819: 35

Answer

Showing that in a Boolean algebra, the idempotent laws x ∨ x = x and x ∧ x = x hold for every element x.

Work Step by Step

By the domination, distributive, and identity laws, x∨x = (x∨x)∧1 = (x∨x)∧(x∨x) = x ∨ (x ∧ x) = x ∨ 0 = x. Similarly, x ∧ x =(x ∧ x) ∨ 0=(x ∧ x) ∨ (x ∧ x) = x ∧ (x ∨ x) = x ∧ 1 = x.
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