Simplify b ⊕ c'

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hey there..
can someone help me with the problem given..

Problem..
simplify b ⊕ c'


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


i don't know how to attempt this question..
can someone can give me an idea to start..
thanks in advance
 
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naspek said:
hey there..
can someone help me with the problem given..

Problem..
simplify b ⊕ c'
What was the symbol between b and c'? Kind of hard to help if we don't know what the problem is.
naspek said:

Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


i don't know how to attempt this question..
can someone can give me an idea to start..
thanks in advance
 
It looks like an exclusive OR to me, as in 'one or the other but not both':

A B X
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0

So A XOR B = A'B + AB'

So what does that tell you about B XOR C'?
 
That was the symbol I was introduced to, and used, throughout my University life, essentially a + inside a circle.

Doing a Google search for "XOR Symbol" confirmed this.

If we assume that the symbol is part of a Rorschach test, I'm going with 'XOR Symbol', but what do you see =P?
 
It's a pretty shabby XOR symbol, as far as XOR symbol's go really, but it does the job.
 

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Zryn said:
It looks like an exclusive OR to me, as in 'one or the other but not both':

A B X
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0

So A XOR B = A'B + AB'

So what does that tell you about B XOR C'?

thank u for the such an idea..
so..
when A XOR B' = AB + A'B'

correct?
 
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Yes, you can algebraically replace each B with B', so A'B + AB' becomes A'B' + A(B')' = A'B' + AB.

Proof below just for completeness:

A B (B') X
0 0 (1) 1
0 1 (0) 0
1 0 (1) 0
1 1 (0) 1

So A XOR B' = A'B' + AB.

All good!
 
Zryn said:
Yes, you can algebraically replace each B with B', so A'B + AB' becomes A'B' + A(B')' = A'B' + AB.

Proof below just for completeness:

A B (B') X
0 0 (1) 1
0 1 (0) 0
1 0 (1) 0
1 1 (0) 1

So A XOR B' = A'B' + AB.

All good!
thanks Zrynn =)