Properties of Boolean Algebra

 

v                      Distributive Property

 

Binary operations AND and OR are distributive:

-       X * (Y + Z) = X * Y + Y * Z    à   distribution of AND over OR.

-       (X + Y) + Z = X + (Y + Z)    à    distribution

 

Truth Table

x

y

z

x+y

x+z

(x+y)(x+z)

yz

x+yz

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1