Question: 17

The AP Exam uses the following relational (comparison) operators: =, ≠, >, <, ≥, and ≤.
As well, AND, OR and NOT are used instead of &&, || and !=.

A comparison using a relational operator evaluates to a Boolean value. For example, a = b evaluates to true if a and b are equal; otherwise, it evaluates to false.

Which of the following Boolean expressions is equivalent to the expression?

(a AND b) OR (a AND c)

(a AND b) OR c

(a AND b) AND (a AND c)

(b AND c) OR a

a AND (b OR c)

The Boolean expression that is equivalent to the expression (a AND b) OR (a AND c) is a AND (b OR c).