Solution steps may not be identical to key. But they must follow the boolean rules correctly. Part 2 a*(a+b)= distribution aa+ab= itempotent a+ab= identity a1+ab= distribution a(1+b)= null a(1)= identity a Part 3 a. a*b*c+d*e+e= identity a*b*c+d*e+1*e= distribution a*b*c+(d+1)*e= null a*b*c+1*e= identity a*b*c+e b. a*(b+a+c)= distribution a*b+a*a+a*c= itempotent a*b+a+a*c= identity a*b+a*1+a*c= distribution a*(b+1+c)= null a*(1)= identity a c. (a*b+c+d*e)*e*d= distribution a*b*d*e+c*d*e+d*e*d*e= itempotent a*b*d*e+c*d*e+d*e= identity a*b*d*e+c*d*e+1*d*e= distribution (a*b+c+1)*d*e= null (1)*d*e= identity d*e d. !(!d*!d*e)= itempotent !(!d*e)= deMorgan !!d+!e= cancellation d+!e e. c*(a+b+!(!c+!d))*d= deMorgan c*(a+b+!!c*!!d)*d= null c*(a+b+c*d)*d= distribution c*d*a+c*d*b+c*d*c*d= itempotent c*d*a+c*d*b+c*d= identity c*d*a+c*d*b+c*d*1= distribution c*d*(a+b+1)= null c*d*(1)= identity c*d f. (a*c+b+d)*b= distribution a*c*b+b*b+d*b= itempotent a*c*b+b+d*b= identity a*c*b+1*b+d*b= distribution (a*c+1+d)*b= null (1)*b= identity b g. a*c+c*(!a+a*b)= distribution (a+!a+a*b)*c= inverse (1+a*b)*c= null (1)c= identity c h. (a+b*c*d+e)*e*d= distribution a*e*d+c*d*e*d+e*e*d= itempotent a*e*d+c*e*d+e*d= identity a*e*d+c*e*d+1*e*d= distribution (a+c+1)*e*d= null (1)*e*d= identity e*d Part 4 a. a+!a+b= inverse 1+b= null 1 b. a*(!a+b)= distribution a*!a+a*b= inverse 0+a*b= identity a*b c. !a+a*b= cancelation !a+!!(a*b)= deMorgan !a+!(!a+!b)= deMorgan !(a*(!a+!b))= distribution !(a*!a+a*!b)= inverse !(0+a*!b)= null !(a*!b)= deMorgan !a+!!b= cancellation !a+b d. !a+a*!b= cancellatiion !a+!!(a*!b)= deMorgan !a+!(!a+!!b)= inverse !a+!(!a+b)= deMorgan !(a*(!a+b))= distribution !(a*!a+a*b)= inverse !(0+a*b)= identity !(a*b) e. a*(!a*b)= associative (a*!a)*b= inverse 0*b= null 0 f. !a*(a+!b)= distribution !a*a+!a*!b= inverse 0+!a*!b= identity !a*!b= !(a+b)