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I need to find a grammar that generates the language composed by all words that have more $a$ than $b$ given an alphabet $\{a,b\}$ I tried the following production rules: ...

In an exercise, I am asked to find a context free grammar for language $L = \{a^{2^k}, k \in \mathbb{N}\}$. I have been trying to use a "doubling" variable. If $a^{2n} \in L, n\in\mathbb{N}$ then use ...

I know that in general it is undecidable whether two context free grammars generate the same language, but I have to do this exercise and I am finding myself somewhat stuck: G1: S->e|aB|bA B->bS|...

Consider the (big-step) semantics of a language ($a, e$ terms, $v$ values), defined by two mutually recursive relations, $\downarrow$ and $\Downarrow$, given by a set of rule-schemata (simplified): $\...

I am trying to find a context free grammar for the language $L = \{xy \mid |x|=|y| \text{ and } x≠y^R\}$ where $y^R$ is the reverse of string y and $x, y\in \{a,b\}^*$ . Here is a possible ...

I have the following deterministic finite automaton and I am need to prove correctness of the claim that this automata accepts $\{wab \mid w\in \{a,b\}^*\}$ I know that I need to prove by induction ...

I need to prove that $L(f(M)) = L(M)\cup \{\varepsilon\}$ where $M$ is a DFA and $f$ is the function $f(M) := (Q\cup \{q_f\}, \Sigma, \delta', q_f, F\cup\{q_f\})$ and $q_f$ is a new state not in $Q$ ...

Consider the following grammar with starting symbol of $S$. $$S \rightarrow 0S11\;|\;S1\;|\;0$$ Let $L = \{0^i1^j:\; \ge 1\; and\; j \ge2i-2\}$ . Give a formal proof of the following claim : For all ...

Given that I have the grammar $\qquad\displaystyle G_1 = (\{a, b, c, d\}, \{S, X, Y \}, S, \{S → XY, X → aXb, X → ab, Y → cYd, Y → cd\})$, how am I supposed to prove that $\qquad\displaystyle S(G1) ...

I have been struggling trying to write a regular expression for a binary number that includes "10" and has an odd number of 0's, so far I have (1) * (00) * 10(1010) * (00) * (1) * but it doesn't ...

I am trying to solve the following problem from Aho, et al., Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools (2nd ed.), exercise 2.2.2e: What language is generated by the following grammar? $S\...

We know $L_1=\{w_1 w_2 \in (a+b)^*\mid |w_1|=|w_2|, w_2 \neq w_1^{\;\mathrm{R}}\}$ is a context-free language. Can anyone help me produce a PDA or give me any hint how I can quickly understand why ...

S → aS | aSbS | (empty) where the alphabet is {a,b} in other words, the set of strings where any prefix has at least as many 'a's as 'b's.

How can I know if my DFA is implemented correctly? For example, I need to build a DFA, and then minimize it which will recognize my name. Language which describe my name is: L = {pustai, marius} I ...

The exercise says "Show that the grammar $G = \langle\{S\}, \{a, b\}, S, \{S \to \lambda, S \to aSb\}\rangle$ generates the language $L = \{a^i b^i \mid i = 0, 1, 2, \ldots\}$." Now, I'm new to ...