Practice The Equivalence Problem For Regular Languages (4.1.3) - Algorithms for Regular Languages and Minimization
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The Equivalence Problem for Regular Languages

Practice - The Equivalence Problem for Regular Languages

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the definition of the Equivalence Problem in the context of regular languages?

💡 Hint: Consider what it means for two languages to be the same.

Question 2 Easy

What does the symmetric difference of two languages represent?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a set operation.

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Question 1

Is it true that two DFAs are equivalent if their symmetric difference is empty?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of equivalence in languages.

Question 2

What do we do to find the complement of a DFA?

Switch final states
Add transitions
Remove states
Keep all states

💡 Hint: What happens to accepting states?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given two DFAs, M1 accepts strings with an even number of zeros, and M2 accepts strings with an odd number of zeros. Are they equivalent? Explain your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of even and odd counts.

Challenge 2 Hard

Construct a product automaton for M1 and M2. How would you determine if this automaton accepts any strings?

💡 Hint: Review the process of building and navigating product automata.

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