Practice How to Use the Pumping Lemma for CFLs to Prove Non-Context-Free Languages - 6.6.3 | Module 6: Pushdown Automata (PDA) and Non-Context-Free Languages | Theory of Computation
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6.6.3 - How to Use the Pumping Lemma for CFLs to Prove Non-Context-Free Languages

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the Pumping Lemma for context-free languages?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look for the conditions that must be met when pumping the string.

Question 2

Easy

Provide an example of a non-context-free language.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of a language that needs a balance between several different symbols.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the Pumping Lemma state about context-free languages?

  • There is no limit
  • Every string can be pumped
  • A language is context-free under certain conditions

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the conditions from the Pumping Lemma.

Question 2

If L is a non-context-free language, which of the following is true?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the definition of non-context-free language.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Propose a language that is likely non-context-free and demonstrate using the Pumping Lemma why it fails the CFL conditions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the relationship between 'n' counts in the language.

Question 2

Consider L = {a^n b^n | n β‰₯ 0}. Use the Pumping Lemma to prove it is context-free.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What symmetry does the pumping provide in character counts?

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