Draw the equivalent circuit using only NAND gates

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Homework Statement


For the circuit shown below , draw the equivalent NAND gates .
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Could someone check my answer please ?
 

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I know one can reproduce any other gate using only NAND gates, but there are some things I don't understand about the above.
  • if ~ means inverted, what is the point in the problem specifying ~C as an input? Why not simply C?
  • does A,B translate into A,~B; ~A,B implicitly, without needing to be shown?
  • is the change from ~C to C just a typo? Or a mis-transcription from the problem? (I guess it has no material effect on the result)
 
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Hello @DaveC426913:

The tilda (~) is among the common notations for "not".
Only the author would know why ~C was specified instead of C - but I imagine it was just part of the exercise.
Your second question is basically the same as my 2nd question. You can change A to ~A with a single nand gate. But do the homework instructions require that the gates for generating ~A and ~B be included in the answer?
When @Fatima Hasan specified C instead of ~C in his response, it could not have been "just a typo". Only C would work in his answer. But again, is he allowed to presume that C is available?
 
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.Scott said:
It is correct.
Are you allowed -A, or -B without using a NAND to invert them?
Are you allowed to use a 3-input NAND?
Yes to both questions.
 
.Scott said:
But do the homework instructions require that the gates for generating ~A and ~B be included in the answer?
No , only the final answer is required.
 
Here's how I changed from ~C to C :
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Fatima Hasan said:
Here's how I changed from ~C to C :
OK but C is not what is provided as input.
The input is ~C. You don't get to change that.

I think this answer is wrong.
 
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Here's how I changed from ~C to C :
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I didn't check the rest of your work, but the vertical inverter gate is drawn upside-down...

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