State the distributive laws of boolean algebra. How do they differ from the distributive laws of ordinary algebra?

Q. State the distributive laws of boolean algebra. How do they differ from the distributive laws of ordinary algebra?

Answer :-

Distributive laws of Boolean algebra state that:-
(i)  X(Y + Z) = XY + XZ
(ii)  X + YZ = (X + Y)(X + Z)

• 1st law X(Y + Z) = XY + XZ holds good for all values of X, Y and Z in ordinary algebra whereas X + YZ = (X + Y)(X + Z) holds good only for two values (0, 1) of X, Y and Z.