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Questions about finite automata, an elementary automaton model with finite memory. It is equivalent to regular languages and the basis for many more complex models.

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Show that every definite language is accepted by a finite automaton

This is true as a consequence of the Myhill Nerode theorem. For any fixed $k\gt 0$, the number of possible combinations of the last $k$ symbols of any string $w\in L$ is $|\Sigma|^k$, where $\Sigma$ i …
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Need help trying to figure out DFA

The alphabet for this language is $\Sigma=\{0,1\}$. We also have that $x_i,y_i,z_i\in\Sigma$. So, notice that $$\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}x_j2^j$$ is simply the decimal equivalent if we assume that the symbols …
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Regular expression generating the language $L=\{w: |w|\le 5\}$

Yes, for "0,1 or nothing", you can write it as $$(\Sigma | \epsilon)$$ where $\Sigma$ is your alphabet. So, for strings of length at most $5$, the expression would be $$(\Sigma | \epsilon)^5$$
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