@jublikon I left chat shortly after that first message, (so I'm not sure if it was already answered by another) but as to the answer to your second question: http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/35823948#35823948
$\overline {x_1}x_2 + x_1 \overline {x_2}$ simplifies to $x_1\oplus x_2$, where $\oplus$ is the XOR operation. It does not simplify to true.