{"id":199727,"date":"2025-03-12T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=199727"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:30:18","slug":"convert-the-boolean-expression-to-sop-form-ab-bcdef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/12\/convert-the-boolean-expression-to-sop-form-ab-bcdef\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert the Boolean expression to SOP form: AB +B(CD+EF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1-Convert the Boolean expression to SOP form: AB +B(CD+EF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 2-Convert the Boolean expression to standard SOP form: AB +\u0100BD+\u0100CD 3-Express F = % \u1ef9 + x Z in a standard (POs) form, then write F in conical (E T) forms. Draw the logic circuit of F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break each part down carefully and provide a thorough explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Convert the Boolean expression to Sum of Products (SOP) Form:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given expression:<br>[<br>AB + B(CD + EF)<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expanding using distribution:<br>[<br>AB + BCD + BEF<br>]<br>This is already in SOP form because it is a sum of product terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Convert the Boolean expression to Standard SOP Form:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given expression:<br>[<br>AB + \\bar{A}BD + \\bar{A}CD<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each term should have all variables (A, B, C, and D) explicitly present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AB<\/strong> lacks <strong>C and D<\/strong> \u2192 Expand using <strong>C + C&#8217; and D + D&#8217;<\/strong>:<br>[<br>AB = ABCD + ABC\\bar{D} + AB\\bar{C}D + AB\\bar{C}\\bar{D}<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(\\bar{A}BD)<\/strong> lacks <strong>C<\/strong> \u2192 Expand using <strong>C + C&#8217;<\/strong>:<br>[<br>\\bar{A}BD = \\bar{A}BCD + \\bar{A}B\\bar{C}D<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(\\bar{A}CD)<\/strong> lacks <strong>B<\/strong> \u2192 Expand using <strong>B + B&#8217;<\/strong>:<br>[<br>\\bar{A}CD = \\bar{A}BCD + \\bar{A}\\bar{B}CD<br>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, collecting all minterms:<br>[<br>ABC\\bar{D} + AB\\bar{C}D + AB\\bar{C}\\bar{D} + \\bar{A}BCD + \\bar{A}B\\bar{C}D + \\bar{A}\\bar{B}CD<br>]<br>This is the standard SOP form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Express ( F = x \\bar{y} + xz ) in Standard POS and Canonical Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given function:<br>[<br>F = x\\bar{y} + xz<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Convert to POS (Product of Sums) form<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert to POS, use <strong>De Morgan\u2019s theorem<\/strong> and distributive laws:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complement the function using <strong>De Morgan&#8217;s Theorem<\/strong>:<br>[<br>F&#8217; = (x\\bar{y} + xz)&#8217; = (x\\bar{y})'(xz)&#8217;<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply De Morgan\u2019s theorem:<br>[<br>(x + y)(\\bar{x} + \\bar{z})<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complement again to get F:<br>[<br>F = (x + y)(\\bar{x} + \\bar{z})<br>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the <strong>POS form<\/strong> is:<br>[<br>(x + y)(\\bar{x} + \\bar{z})<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Convert to Canonical (\u03a3m) Form<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Identify the minterms by writing a truth table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>x<\/th><th>y<\/th><th>z<\/th><th>F<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minterms where <strong>F = 1<\/strong>: ( m_4, m_5, m_6, m_7 )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>F = \u03a3m(4,5,6,7)<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Logic Circuit for F<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The logic circuit consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AND Gates<\/strong> for ( x\\bar{y} ) and ( xz ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OR Gate<\/strong> to combine them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The circuit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NOT gate<\/strong> for ( \\bar{y} ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AND gate<\/strong> for ( x \\cdot \\bar{y} ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AND gate<\/strong> for ( x \\cdot z ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OR gate<\/strong> combining the two outputs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1-Convert the Boolean expression to SOP form: AB +B(CD+EF) 2-Convert the Boolean expression to standard SOP form: AB +\u0100BD+\u0100CD 3-Express F = % \u1ef9 + x Z in a standard (POs) form, then write F in conical (E T) forms. Draw the logic circuit of F. The correct answer and explanation is : Let&#8217;s break [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}