test series

Question

F(W,X,Y,Z) = m(0,2,5,7,8,10,12,14,15) how many essential prime implicants will be there 3 or 2 ?

Comments

Total 5 prime implicants

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sorry I posted incomplete question earlier. Now it has been edited. please clear my doubt regarding essential prime implicants?

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Essential prime implicants : 3

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3 EPI

Answer 1

There are 3 essential prime imolicants 

Answer 2

Prime Implicants

PI are those all possible combination of min terms in the map..

Essential Prime Implicants

EPI :-- If there is at least one min term which is not coming in any other PI , is said to be EPI...

 

 

So Final Answer

PI	6
EPI	3
NEPI	3

Always Remember that  NEPI = PI - EPI.