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Let $\oplus$ denote the exclusive OR (XOR) operation. Let '1' and '0' denote the binary constants. Consider the following Boolean expression for $F$ over two variables $P$ and $Q$:

$$F(P,Q)=\left( \left(1 \oplus P \right) \oplus \left( P \oplus Q \right )\right ) \oplus \left(\left(P \oplus Q\right) \oplus \left(Q \oplus 0\right)\right)$$

The equivalent expression for $F$ is

1. $P+Q$
2. $\overline{P+Q}$
3. $P \oplus Q$
4. $\overline {P \oplus Q}$
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XOR is associative and commutative. Also, $A \oplus A = 0$ and $A \oplus 1 = \overline{ A}$ and $A \oplus 0 = A$.  So
$\left( \left(1 \oplus P \right) \oplus \left( P \oplus Q \right )\right ) \oplus \left(\left(P \oplus Q\right) \oplus \left(Q \oplus 0\right)\right)$
$\implies \left(1 \oplus P \right) \oplus \left( \left( P \oplus Q \right ) \oplus \left(P \oplus Q \right) \right) \oplus \left(Q \oplus 0\right)$
$\implies \left(1 \oplus 0 \right) \oplus \left( P \oplus Q \right)$
$\implies 1 \oplus \left( P\oplus Q \right)$
$\implies \overline {\left( P \oplus Q\right)}$

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D)
Since there are only 2 variables putting in pair of values of P and Q in F and checking with the options is a time saving method.
But Lets solve it.

answered by Loyal (3.7k points)
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observe the common term p ex or q in both

consider a case where p and q are equal

then p ex or q results in 0

1)in first p is ex ored  with 1

2)in second q is ex ored with 0

so if p, q are same then either of one oresults in 1 and another to 0

1 ex or  0

it is exnor
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We need to simplify the above expression. As the given operation is XOR, we shall see property of XOR. Let A and B be boolean variable. In A XOR B, the result is 1 if both the bits/inputs are different, else 0. Now,

( ( 1 X P) X (P X Q) ) X ( (P X Q) X (Q X 0) )

( P' X P X Q ) X ( P X Q X Q ) ( as 1 X P = P' and Q X 0 = Q )

(1 X Q) X ( P X 0) ( as P' X P = 1 , and Q X Q = 0 )

Q' X P ( as 1 X Q = Q' and P X 0 = P )

PQ + P'Q' ( XOR Expansion, A X B = AB' + A'B )

This is the final simplified expression.

Now we need to check for the options.

If we simplify option D expression.

( P X Q )' = ( PQ' + P'Q )' ( XOR Expansion, A X B = AB' + A'B )

((PQ')'.(P'Q)') ( De Morgan's law )

( P'+ Q).(P + Q') ( De Morgan's law )

P'P + PQ + P'Q' + QQ'

PQ + P'Q' ( as PP' = 0 and QQ' = 0 )

Hence both the equations are same. Therefore Option D. 
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