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Consider the following statements:I. A minimal SOP expression contains all possible Prime Implicants (PIs).II. Essential Prime Implicant (EPI) is Prime Implicant (PI) whose rectangle (i.e., group) contains cells that are not covered by any other PI.III. All the possible Essential Prime Implicants (EPIs) are included in a minimal SOP expression.