Practice The Power Of Reduction (8.1.3.1) - Undecidability and Introduction to Complexity Theory
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The Power of Reduction

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Question 1 Easy

What is a many-one reduction?

💡 Hint: Think of it as connecting two problems.

Question 2 Easy

Define Rice's Theorem in simple terms.

💡 Hint: Focus on the connection between properties and undecidability.

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Question 1

What is the primary concept of reduction in computational theory?

Transforming a problem to improve its solution.
Comparing difficulties of two problems.
Transforming one problem into another while preserving solutions.

💡 Hint: Focus on the relationship between two problems.

Question 2

True or False: Rice's Theorem states that the language properties of Turing Machines can always be decided.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of undecidability.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Prove that the problem of deciding if a Turing machine enters an infinite loop can be reduced from the Halting Problem.

💡 Hint: Link the behaviors of halting and looping logically.

Challenge 2 Hard

Provide an example of how one could construct a non-trivial property under Rice's Theorem.

💡 Hint: Identify properties that vary across known examples of Turing Machines.

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