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Problem 1: Implement the following function using digital logic gates after simplifying it in
𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶) = 𝛴𝑚(0, 2, 3, 4, 6)
a) Sum of products.
Solution:
B
BC
A 1 1 1
1 1
A
𝑭 = 𝑪′ + 𝑨′ 𝑩
b) Product of sums:
Solution: B’
BC
A 0
0 0
A’
C’
𝑭 = (𝑨′ + 𝑪′). (𝑪′ + 𝑩)
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Problem 2: Simplify the following Boolean functions using K–maps and implement them using digital
logic gates
a) 𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝛴𝑚(0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Solution:
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 1 1
00
1 1
01
1 1
11
1 1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝑪𝑫 + 𝑨𝑪 + 𝐴′ 𝐵𝐷 + 𝐵′ 𝐷′
C
D
A
C F
A’
B
D
B’
D’
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b) 𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝛱𝑀(2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Solution:
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 1
00
1 1 1 1
01
11
1 1 1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝑨′𝑪′ + 𝑨′𝑩 + 𝐴𝐵′
A’
C’
A’ F
B
A
B’
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Problem 3: Simplify the following Boolean expressions using K–maps and implement them using digital
logic gates
a) 𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶) = 𝐴 𝐵′ 𝐶 + 𝐵′ 𝐶′ + 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 + 𝐴′ 𝐵 𝐶′
Solution:
BC
00 01 11 10
A
1 1 1
0
1 1 1 1
1
𝑭 = 𝑪′ + 𝑨 + 𝑩
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b) 𝐹(𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑤′ 𝑧 + 𝑥 𝑧 + 𝑥′ 𝑦 + 𝑤 𝑥′ 𝑧
Solution:
YZ
WX 00 01 11 10
1 1 1
00
1 1
01
1 1
11
1 1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝒁 + 𝑿′𝒀
X’ F
Y
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c) 𝐹 ′ (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝐴 𝐵′ 𝐶 + 𝐵′ 𝐶 ′ 𝐷 ′ + 𝐵 𝐶 𝐷 + 𝐴 𝐶 𝐷 ′ + 𝐴′ 𝐵′ 𝐶 + 𝐴′ 𝐵 𝐶 ′ 𝐷
Solution:
CD 00 01 11 10
AB
00 0 1 0 0
1 0 0 1
01
1 1 0 0
11
0 1 0 0
10
𝑭 = 𝑨′ 𝑩𝑫′ + 𝑨𝑩𝑪′ + 𝑩′𝑪′𝑫
A
B
C’
A’
B F
D’
B’
C’
D
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d) 𝐹 ′ (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶). (𝐴′ + 𝐷). (𝐵 + 𝐶 ′ + 𝐷). (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 ′ + 𝐷 ′ )
Solution:
Since F’ is represented in POS we can get F in SOP by complementing both sides as follows:
𝐹 ′ = ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
̅̅̅ (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶). (𝐴′ + 𝐷′). (𝐵 + 𝐶 ′ + 𝐷). (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 ′ + 𝐷 ′ )
Using Demorgan’s Law:
𝐹 = 𝐴′ 𝐵′ 𝐶 ′ + 𝐴𝐷 + 𝐵′ 𝐶𝐷 ′ + 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶𝐷
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 1 1 1
00
01
1 1
11
1 1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝑨𝑫 + 𝑩′𝑪 + 𝑨′𝑩′
B’
C
A
D F
A’
B’
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Problem 4: Simplify the following Boolean expressions using K–maps and implement them using digital
logic gates
a) 𝐹(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝛴(0, 1, 2, 4, 5) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑(3, 6, 7)
Solution:
𝑦𝑧
𝑥 1 1 X 1
1 1 X X
𝑭=𝟏
1 F
b) 𝐹(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝛴(0, 6, 8, 13, 14) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝛴(2, 4, 10)
Solution:
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 X
00
X 1
01
1 1
11
1 X
10
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𝑭 = 𝑪𝑫′ + 𝑩′ 𝑫′ + 𝑨𝑩𝑪′𝑫
C
D’
B’ F
D’
A
B
C’
D
c) 𝐹(𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝛴(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑(𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷) = 𝛴(4, 6, 12, 13)
Solution:
YZ
WX 00 01 11 10
1 1
00
X 1 1 X
01
X X 1
11
1
10
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𝑭 = 𝑾′𝒁 + 𝑿𝒁 + 𝒀′𝒁
X
Z
Y’ F
Z
W’
Z
Problem 5: Using K–maps, find in the simplest form the sum of products of the function 𝐹 = 𝑡 · 𝑔, where
t and g are expressed as follows:
𝑡 = 𝑤 𝑥 𝑦′ + 𝑦′ 𝑧 + 𝑤′ 𝑦 𝑧′ + 𝑥′ 𝑦 𝑧′
𝑔 = (𝑤 + 𝑥 + 𝑦′ + 𝑧′) (𝑥′ + 𝑦′ + 𝑧) (𝑤′ + 𝑦 + 𝑧)
Solution:
𝑡 = 𝑤 𝑥 𝑦′ + 𝑦′ 𝑧 + 𝑤′ 𝑦 𝑧′ + 𝑥′ 𝑦 𝑧′
YZ
WX 00 01 11 10
1 1
00
1 1
01
1 1
11
1 1
10
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𝑔 = (𝑤 + 𝑥 + 𝑦′ + 𝑧′) (𝑥′ + 𝑦′ + 𝑧) (𝑤′ + 𝑦 + 𝑧)
YZ
WX 00 01 11 10
1 1 0 1
00
1 1 1 0
01
0 1 1 0
11
0 1 1 1
10
𝐹 = 𝑡 ·𝑔
YZ
WX 00 01 11 10
1 1
00
1
01
1
11
1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝒀′𝒁 + 𝑿′𝒀𝒁′
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Problem 6: Simplify function Z using K-maps only:
𝑍 = 𝐹 + 𝐺𝐻 ′
𝐹 = (𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷)′ + 𝐴𝐵 ′ + 𝐴′ 𝐶𝐷′ + 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶𝐷 + 𝐴′𝐵𝐶𝐷
𝐺 = 𝐴′ 𝐵 + 𝐶𝐷 + 𝐴𝐵 ′ 𝐶𝐷′ + 𝐴𝐵 ′ 𝐶𝐷
𝐻′ = 𝐴′ 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴′ 𝐵′ + 𝐴′𝐶′
Solution:
Using Demorgan’s law:
𝐹 = 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′𝐷′ + 𝐴𝐵′ + 𝐴′ 𝐶𝐷 ′ + 𝐴′ 𝐵′ 𝐶𝐷 + 𝐴′𝐵𝐶𝐷
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 1 1
00
1 1
01
11
1 1 1 1
10
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𝐺 = 𝐴′ 𝐵 + 𝐶𝐷 + 𝐴𝐵′ 𝐶𝐷′ + 𝐴𝐵′ 𝐶𝐷
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1
00
1 1 1 1
01
1
11
1 1
10
𝐻′ = 𝐴′ 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴′ 𝐵′ + 𝐴′𝐶′
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
0 0 0 0
00
0 0 0 0
01
1 1 1 1
11
1 1 1 1
10
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𝐺. 𝐻′
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
00
01
1
11
1
10
𝑍 = 𝐹 + 𝐺𝐻 ′
CD
AB 00 01 11 10
1 1 1
00
1 1
01
1
11
1 1 1 1
10
𝑭 = 𝑨′ 𝑪 + 𝑩′ 𝑫′ + 𝑨′𝑩 + 𝑪𝑫
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Problem 7: Write down the logic functions for each of the following circuits: