Practice Acceptance Conditions: Empty-stack Vs. Final State Acceptance (6.2)
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Acceptance Conditions: Empty-Stack vs. Final State Acceptance

Practice - Acceptance Conditions: Empty-Stack vs. Final State Acceptance

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define acceptance by final state.

💡 Hint: Focus on the role of the final state.

Question 2 Easy

What does it mean for a PDA to accept by empty stack?

💡 Hint: Think about the stack's contents.

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Question 1

What does a PDA require to accept a string by final state?

It must empty the stack.
It must reach a final state.
It must read all input symbols.

💡 Hint: Think about the criteria for acceptance.

Question 2

True or False: A PDA can accept by empty stack regardless of its state.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall which component is critical for this acceptance mode.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a sleepover where both acceptance conditions apply. Describe how the PDAs would function in each case.

💡 Hint: Outline interactions and transitions for both conditions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a language L, demonstrate how a string can be processed through both acceptance conditions and demonstrate their validity in terms of PDA structure.

💡 Hint: Use diagrams and formal expressions to illustrate the acceptance paths.

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