Re: Logic question



In article <1173938751.659353.241590@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"michael_jd" <michael_jd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is XOR distributive over OR? I mean is this statment correct...

p OR (q XOR r) = (p OR q) XOR (p OR r)

also I understand that AND is not distributive over XOR, ie

p XOR (q AND r) not= (p XOR q) AND (p XOR r)

are my equations correct?

Why not write out the truth tables & see for yourself?

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Gerry Myerson (gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (i -> u for email)
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