Solution by Quine-McCluskey Numbers are partially attached to show what and what are compbined. (1) 0 1 1 1 1,4 0 1 1 - 0 - 1 - (*) (2) 1 0 1 1 1,5 0 1 - 1 0 1 - - (*) ----------- 0 - 1 1 0 - - 0 (*) (3) 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 1 (*) (4) 0 1 1 0 - 0 1 1 (*) (5) 0 1 0 1 ------- (6) 0 0 1 1 4,7 0 1 - 0 ----------- 4,8 0 - 1 0 (7) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - (8) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - ----------- ------- (9) 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 8,9 0 0 - 0 Terms with (*) must be considered for the minimaal form. 0111 1011 1001 0110 0101 0011 0100 0010 0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 0 - 1 * | x x - 0 1 1 | x x 0 - 1 - | x x x x 0 1 - - * | x x x x 0 - - 0 * | x x x x ------------------------------------------------------------------- Essential terms are with *. To cover 0011 0-1- is cheaper than -011. Thus the solution is x1'x3+x1'x2+x1'x4'+x1x2'x4