Simplifying Boolean Expressions

General Rules for AND and OR:

AND: Both terms have to be 1, or TRUE, for the result to be 1, or TRUE.

OR: Only 1 term has to be 1, or TRUE, for the result to be 1, or TRUE.

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Rule 1: De Morgan’s Law

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Rule 2: Distribution

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Rule 3: Association

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Rule 4: Commutation

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Rule 5: Double Negation

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Rule 6: Absorption

2 Conditions need to be met to apply the absorption rule:

• Operators inside and outside the brackets must be different.
• Term outside the bracket must also be inside the brackets.

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