XOR gate to XNOR gate boolean algebra

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The discussion focuses on converting an XOR gate with negated inputs and outputs into an XNOR gate using Boolean algebra. The initial formula presented was ((AB')' + (A'B)')', which was incorrect. The correct expression derived through Boolean simplification is A'B' + AB, confirming that inverting one input of the XOR gate results in an XNOR gate. The application of De Morgan's Theorem was crucial in reaching this conclusion.

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Xor gate with negated input and negated output.

The expected output is an XNOR gate. I can't get it with boolean algebra.

My initial formula is:
((AB')' + (A'B)')'

The expected output is:
AB + (AB)' right?

Please help me.
 
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Is this your homework?
 
thecritic said:
Is this your homework?

No, this was my seatwork and I didn't get the answer.
 
must you show it with boolean algebra? I'd recommend, since this has only 2 inputs and 1 output, simply running through the 4 possible inputs and calculating the 4 possible outputs 1 at a time in a truth table.
 
Ogakor said:
Xor gate with negated input and negated output.

The expected output is an XNOR gate. I can't get it with boolean algebra.

My initial formula is:
((AB')' + (A'B)')'

The expected output is:
AB + (AB)' right?

Please help me.
Neither of those expressions looks right to me.
 
I'm pretty sure that we're talking about inverting only one of the inputs to the XOR gate.
So, instead of A XOR B, we would have A' XOR B

This would, in fact have the result as A XNOR B
 
[(AB')+(A'B)]'

By De Morgan's Theorem
(AB')' • (A'B)'

Again by De Morgan's Theorem
(A'+B'') • (A''+B')

Simplify
(A'+B) • (A+B')

Multiply
A'A+A'B'+AB+BB'

*AA' and BB' are equal to 0

Therefore [(AB')+(A'B)]' = A'B'+AB
Hope this helps
 

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