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hey guys.. can u pls help me solve this problem. i have some answers but I am just not really sure if they're right. pls help me. my exam starts in a few hours:frown:

here's the problem:


The truth table of a full adder circuit is given below, where A and B are two inputs and Cin is the carry from the previous bits.

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i) Get the output expression for sum and carry from the truth table.

ii) use Boolean Algebra to simplify Sum only to an XOR gate

iii) Derive the expression for the carry and simplify it using Boolean algebra.
iv) Draw the full circuit showing the inputs, sum and the carry.

e) Using Boolean algebra and De- Morgan’s or otherwise prove the property
f) State and prove De- Morgan’s law for three input variables
 
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I am happy to assist you with your problem. It seems like you are working on a full adder circuit and need help with some of the steps. Let's go through each part of the problem and see if we can find the correct answers together.

i) To get the output expression for sum and carry, we can look at the truth table and see what the output is for each combination of inputs. For the sum, we can see that it is equal to A XOR B XOR Cin. For the carry, it is equal to A AND B OR (A XOR B) AND Cin.

ii) To simplify the expression for sum to an XOR gate, we can use Boolean algebra. We can rewrite the expression as A XOR B XOR Cin, and then use the properties of XOR gates to simplify it to just A XOR B.

iii) To derive the expression for the carry, we can use the same method as in part i. We can see that the expression is equal to A AND B OR (A XOR B) AND Cin. We can then simplify this using Boolean algebra to just A AND B OR (A XOR B).

iv) To draw the full circuit, we can use the simplified expressions from parts ii and iii. The inputs will be A, B, and Cin. The sum output will be A XOR B, and the carry output will be A AND B OR (A XOR B).

e) To prove the property using Boolean algebra and De Morgan's law, we can rewrite the expression as (A AND B) OR (A XOR B) using the properties from part iii. We can then use De Morgan's law to rewrite this as (A OR (A XOR B)) AND (B OR (A XOR B)). This can be further simplified to (A OR B) AND (A XOR B). Finally, using the properties of XOR gates, we can simplify this to just A OR B, which is the desired result.

f) De Morgan's law for three input variables states that the complement of the OR function of three variables is equal to the AND function of the complement of each variable. Mathematically, it can be written as:

(A OR B OR C)' = A' AND B' AND C'

To prove this, we can use a similar approach as in part e. We can rewrite the expression as (A OR B OR C)' = (A' AND B') AND
 

1. How does a full adder circuit work?

A full adder circuit is a digital logic circuit that is used to perform addition operations on binary numbers. It takes in two binary inputs (A and B) and a carry input (Cin) and produces a sum output (S) and a carry output (Cout). The circuit consists of two half adders and an additional OR gate to handle the carry input.

2. What are the key components of a full adder circuit?

The key components of a full adder circuit are two half adders and an OR gate. The half adders are responsible for adding the two input bits (A and B) and producing a sum (S) and carry (C). The OR gate takes in the carry outputs from the two half adders and produces the final carry output (Cout).

3. What is the truth table for a full adder circuit?

The truth table for a full adder circuit is as follows:

A B Cin S Cout
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0
0 1 0 1 0
0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 1
1 1 0 0 1
1 1 1 1 1

4. How is a full adder circuit different from a half adder circuit?

A half adder circuit can only add two single-digit binary numbers and produces a sum and carry output. However, a full adder circuit can add three single-digit binary numbers (two inputs and a carry input) and produces a sum and carry output. This makes the full adder circuit more versatile and useful for larger binary operations.

5. Can you provide an example of a full adder circuit in action?

Sure, let's say we want to add the binary numbers 101 (5 in decimal) and 011 (3 in decimal). First, we use two half adders to add the first two bits (1+1) and (0+1). The results are a sum of 10 and a carry of 1. Then, we use the OR gate to add the carry from the previous step (1) to the final half adder, which adds the last two bits (0+1). The final output is a sum of 100 (4 in decimal) and a carry of 1. Therefore, 101 + 011 = 1000 (8 in decimal).

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