3 3 votes Consider the Boolean function, F(w, x, y, z) = wy + xy + w̅xyz + w̅ x̅ y + xz + x̅y̅z̅. Which one of the following is the complete set of essential prime implicants? (A) w,y,xz,x̅z̅ (B) w,y,xz (C) y,x̅y̅z̅ (D) y,xz,x̅z After constructing the KMAP by finding out minterms, the circled terms contribute to Essential prime implicants, but i dont' see any such options, the Answer is given D Digital Logic prime-implicants digital-logic k-map minimization + – Salazar 9.2k views answer comment Share Follow Print See all 3 Comments 3 3 Comments reply Nitesh Choudhary commented Oct 16, 2017 reply Follow flag Is this answer y,xz,x'z' 1 1 replyShare Salazar commented Oct 16, 2017 reply Follow flag y,xz,x̅z is the given answer, option D 1 1 replyShare Deepak Poonia commented Jul 18, 2025 reply Follow flag Duplicate of: https://ec.gateoverflow.in/368/gate-ece-2014-set-1-question-41 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 1 1 vote .... Hira Thakur answered Nov 29, 2017 • selected Nov 30, 2017 by Salazar Hira Thakur comment Share Follow See all 2 Comments 2 2 Comments reply Sambhrant Maurya commented Jul 9, 2019 reply Follow flag @Hira Thakur How to decide whether to take wx horizontally or vertically here? 0 0 replyShare Verma Ashish commented Jul 9, 2019 reply Follow flag Both ways are correct.. But you have to place $1s$ appropriately.. 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
