2 votes 2 votes Total number of essential prime implicants in the given K-map (x represents don't care) are ___ ? Digital Logic digital-logic prime-implicants k-map made-easy-test-series + – kapilbk1996 asked Oct 31, 2018 edited Mar 3, 2019 by Aditi Singh kapilbk1996 1.8k views answer comment Share Follow See all 29 Comments See all 29 29 Comments reply Lakshman Bhaiya commented Oct 31, 2018 i edited by Lakshman Bhaiya Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share $PI=5?$ $EPI=2?$ 1 votes 1 votes kapilbk1996 commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share Even I thought the same, but answer is given as 3. They considered the prime implicant with min-terms 5,7,13,15 as essential prime implicant. Why is it considered as essential prime implicant? 0 votes 0 votes Hemanth_13 commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share How the essential prime implicants are two??akshman Patel RJIT. I am getting 3 I agree with prime imp as 5 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Oct 31, 2018 i edited by Lakshman Bhaiya Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share see this, it might be helpful 7 votes 7 votes Soumya Tiwari commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share @Hemanth Can you please explain as I'm also getting 2 EPI. 1 votes 1 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Oct 31, 2018 i edited by Lakshman Bhaiya Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share $PI=5$ and $EPI=2$ 2 votes 2 votes Hemanth_13 commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share Sorry guys my definition of EPI was which boxes are necessary one quad and two pairs so 3 Identified my error :D 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share see my above comment, it might be helpful. 0 votes 0 votes Hemanth_13 commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share Yes!! Relooked at the definition ;) 1 votes 1 votes amitqy commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share what's the correct answer 3 or 2. I am getting 3 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share The correct answer is $2$ How you got $3?$ 0 votes 0 votes amitqy commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share 2 essential PI same as you. 1 for the uncovered x in middle quad. 0 votes 0 votes Shaik Masthan commented Oct 31, 2018 reply Follow Share it may help for your discussion https://gateoverflow.in/233283/pi-and-epi-in-case-of-dont-care 0 votes 0 votes amitqy commented Nov 1, 2018 reply Follow Share Found this from the discussion.If don't care can be included for PI, then it can also be included for EPI? 2 votes 2 votes priyanka manwani commented Nov 26, 2018 reply Follow Share what is the conclusion of the discussion?? im getting 2 do we count dont care quad as epi 0 votes 0 votes amitqy commented Nov 26, 2018 reply Follow Share If don't care can be included for PI, then it can also be included for EPI 0 votes 0 votes priyanka manwani commented Nov 27, 2018 reply Follow Share means you are saying that then ans will be 3 because it is included for pi 0 votes 0 votes Shaik Masthan commented Nov 27, 2018 reply Follow Share Answer is 2 only, remember no need to match the answer, just go with concepts 2 votes 2 votes priyanka manwani commented Nov 27, 2018 reply Follow Share okay thankyou.. 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share $PI=5,EPI=2?$ 0 votes 0 votes pawan kumarln commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share 3???? 0 votes 0 votes Bhagyashree Mukherje commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share I am getting 3.Whats the answer? 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share can you show ,how you got $3?$ 0 votes 0 votes Bhagyashree Mukherje commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share The 1 in the top left corner constitute 1EPI and the 1 in the bottom right corner constitute 1 EPI.Now the other 1's have to clubbed with the quad in order to get minimised expression.Hence getting 3. Please correct me if I am wrong 0 votes 0 votes Lakshman Bhaiya commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share see this please correct me if i'm wrong? 4 votes 4 votes pawan kumarln commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share yes bro... u r correct there are only 2 essencial prime implicant becoz don'care don't consider for EPI 1 votes 1 votes Bhagyashree Mukherje commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share So we don't consider Don't cares? Sure? 0 votes 0 votes pawan kumarln commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share Yes definitely... 0 votes 0 votes Bhagyashree Mukherje commented Jan 8, 2019 reply Follow Share Ok thanks 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
4 votes 4 votes Epi=2 PI=5 abhishekmehta4u answered Mar 3, 2019 abhishekmehta4u comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.