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 1.9k 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.