Demonstrate the validity of the following identities by means of truth tables. a) The distributive law, i.e., x(y + z) = xy +xz b) The associative law: i.e., x+(y + z) = (x + y) + z

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Demonstrate the validity of the following identities by means of truth tables.
a) The distributive law, i.e., x(y + z) = xy +xz
b) The associative law: i.e., x+(y + z) = (x + y) + z
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