I have come across a couple questions while doing my digital logic work.
1) Is it possible to simplify these, while keeping each a product of sums? (I'm leaning towards no--the only way I could see to simplify them would be to distribute.) They're separate problems. $$(a+b+c)(a'+b'+c')$$ $$(x+y)(x'+y+z')$$
2) Find the minimum sum of products expression (I honestly didn't even know how to begin this one, if you could just get me started...): $$x_1'x_3'x_5'+x_1'x_3'x_4'+x_1'x_4x_5+x_1x_2'x_3'x_5$$ - The hint was to use the consensus theorem: $xy+yz+x'z=xy+x'z$
3) Find the minimum product of sums expression (again, if you could just help me get started) $$x_1x_3'+x_1x_2+x_1'x_2'+x_2'x_3$$
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
