109 questions linked to/from How to prove that a language is context-free?
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### Converting to CFG from a CFL? [duplicate]

I am trying to learn CFG. Now to make a CFG from a CFL it is really difficult for me. Is there any simple rule or steps so that I can easily find a CFG for a CFL. I am trying to solve one problem ...
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### prove language is Context-free and not regular [duplicate]

I have to prove that $\left \{ a, b \right \}^{\ast} - \left \{ a^ib^i | i\geq 0 \right \}$ is a context-free language and it's not regular. So far I've got that this language is not regular because ...
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### Tips for creating “Context Free Grammar” [duplicate]

I am new to CFG's, Can someone give me tips in creating CFG that generates some language For example $L =\{ w v w^R \mid v,w\in \{a,b\}^*\wedge|v| \text{ is even } \}$, where $w^R$ is the reverse ...
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### How to write CFG for languages [duplicate]

How do you write the CFG for the following language: {ax by c ax+y} Is there some formula or rules I need to follow? An explanation will be so appreciated. What I tried is: First I broke ax+y into ...
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### how to prove that every finite language is context-free? [duplicate]

I am trying to prove that every finite language is context-free, is there any type of way that I could do it effectively?
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### Create CFG and pushdown automaton for {ww} [duplicate]

I've been trying to make a CFG, a pushdown automaton and a regular expression for the language $\qquad L(M) = \{ww : w \in \{a, b\}^*, |w| \text{ is even}\}$. I understand how the reverse of the ...
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### Is it possible to prove Language L context-free? [duplicate]

Give a question: Language L= {a^n b^(n+m) a^m}, where both n and m are >=0. Is L context-free or not. If the answer is yes, can I use the following PDA to prove it? Since {a^n b^(n+m) a^m}={a^n b^n ...
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### How to find the Context-free grammars for this language [duplicate]

give a context-free grammar describing the language L={w∈{a,b}∗∣w is of the form xby, where |x|>|y|}. I had one solution like this ...
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