GATE CS 2018 — Question 39

Numerical answer 2 marks Question 39 2018

Question 39

NAT 2 marks · no negative Digital Logic

Consider the minterm list form of a Boolean function \(F\) given below.

\(F(P,Q,R,S) = \sum m(0,\,2,\,5,\,7,\,9,\,11) + d(3,\,8,\,10,\,12,\,14)\)

Here, \(m\) denotes a minterm and \(d\) denotes a don't care term. The number of essential prime implicants of the function \(F\) is _______ .

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GATE CS — Computer Science & IT 2018 Digital Logic

Source: GATE 2018 Computer Science and Information Technology, Q39 (question number approximate)

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