Which one of the following Boolean expressions is a tautology?

Which one of the following Boolean expressions is a tautology? Correct Answer (p ∨ q) ∨ (p ∨ ~q)

A tautology is a proposition that is always true.

p

q

~p

~q

p ∧ q

p ∨ q

p ∨ ~q

P ∧ ~q

~p ∨ ~q

T

T

F

F

T

T

T

F

F

T

F

F

T

F

T

T

T

T

F

T

T

F

F

T

F

F

T

F

F

T

T

F

F

T

F

T

 

Option (a):

p ∧ q

p ∧ ~q

(p ∧ q) ∨ (p ∧ ~q)

T

F

T

F

T

T

F

F

F

F

F

F

 

Option (b):

(p ∨ q)

(p ∨ ~q)

(p ∨ q) ∨ (p ∨ ~q)

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

F

T

F

T

T

 

Option (c):

(p ∨ q)

(p ∨ ~q)

(p ∨ q) ∧ (p ∨ ~q)

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

F

F

F

T

F

 

Option (d):

(p ∨ q)

(~p ∨ ~q)

(p ∨ q) ∧ (~p ∨ ~q)

T

F

F

T

T

T

T

T

T

F

T

F

 

From the given options, the table in option (b) is always true.

Thus, the option (b) is tautology.

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