Sequential Logic & JK Flip Flops

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Homework Statement


Complete the truth table for the following
http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/image_cache/httpwww.freeimagehosting.netuploadsd537e2dd9a.jpg


Homework Equations


JK Flip Flop Characteristic Table
D Flip Flop Characteristic Table


The Attempt at a Solution


I understand how to make truth tables for logic circuits and I know the characteristic tables. But what is really stumping me is the AND gate that go to the JK Flip flop. It seems to me that whenever x and A are put together in the AND gate, it will always be zero except for the two entries where A and X are equal to one. I have the solutions manual and my answer is incorrect. It has 1's in row 2 and 4 but I have absolutely no idea how.
Here is what I have down just for the A column.
A B X A(t+1) B(t+1)
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 1 0 0
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1

Any help and/or explanation would be very much appreciated, my final is on Wednesday and I want to get this topic rock solid in my head.
 
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If the circuit powers up with A=0, B=0 as far as I can see it's game over and nothing ever changes no matter what you do to X. JK is allways 00 = "no change" so A(t+1) = 0. D is allways 0 so B(t+1)=0.

So I can't see how they get a different answer to you for row two.