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Consider $L_1 = \{a^nb^nc^md^m, m,n \ge 1\}$
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Consider
  
$L_2 = \{a^nb^n, n \ge1\}$
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$L_1 = \{a^nb^nc^md^m | m,n \ge 1\}$
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$L_2 = \{a^nb^n | n \ge1\}$
  
 
$L_3 = \{(a+b)^*\}$
 
$L_3 = \{(a+b)^*\}$
  
'''(1) Intersection of $L_1$ and $L_2$ is'''
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(1) Intersection of $L_1$ and $L_2$ is
  
 
'''(A) Regular''' (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these
 
'''(A) Regular''' (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these
  
'''(2) $L_1$ - $L_3$ is'''
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(2) $L_1$ - $L_3$ is
  
 
(A) Regular '''(B) CFL but not regular''' (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these
 
(A) Regular '''(B) CFL but not regular''' (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these
  
===Solution===
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==={{Template:Author|Arjun Suresh|{{arjunweb}} }}===
 
(1) Regular.
 
(1) Regular.
 
  L₁ ∩ L₂  
 
  L₁ ∩ L₂  
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(2) CFL
 
(2) CFL
L₁ - L₂ = L₁, hence CFL
 
  
Alternatively,
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  L₁ - L₃ = L₁, hence CFL
  L₁ - L₃ = L₁ ∩ L₃'
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Proof,
  = L₁ ∩ {∊,a,b,ab,aab,....}'
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  L₁ - L₃ = {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....} - { ∊,a,b,ab,aab,.....}  
  = L₁ ∩ (a+b)* (c+d)⁺
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  = {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....}
 
  = L₁
 
  = L₁
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{{Template:FBD}}
 
{{Template:FBD}}
  
[[Category:Automata Theory]]
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[[Category: Non-GATE Questions from Automata Theory]]
[[Category: Questions]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:25, 15 July 2014

Consider

$L_1 = \{a^nb^nc^md^m | m,n \ge 1\}$

$L_2 = \{a^nb^n | n \ge1\}$

$L_3 = \{(a+b)^*\}$

(1) Intersection of $L_1$ and $L_2$ is

(A) Regular (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these


(2) $L_1$ - $L_3$ is

(A) Regular (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these

Solution by Arjun Suresh

(1) Regular.

L₁ ∩ L₂ 
= {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....} ∩ {ab, aabb, aaabbb,....} 
= ϕ

(2) CFL

L₁ - L₃ = L₁, hence CFL
Proof,
L₁ - L₃ = {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....} - { ∊,a,b,ab,aab,.....} 
= {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....} 
= L₁




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Consider $L_1 = \{a^nb^nc^md^m, m,n \ge 1\}$

$L_2 = \{a^nb^n, n \ge1\}$

$L_3 = \{(a+b)^*\}$

(1) Intersection of $L_1$ and $L_2$ is

(A) Regular (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these

(2) $L_1$ - $L_3$ is

(A) Regular (B) CFL but not regular (C) CSL but not CFL (D) None of these

Solution[edit]

(1) Regular.

L₁ ∩ L₂ 
= {abcd,aabbcd,aaabbbccdd,.....} ∩ {ab, aabb, aaabbb,....} 
= ϕ

(2) CFL L₁ - L₂ = L₁, hence CFL

Alternatively,

L₁ - L₃ = L₁ ∩ L₃'
= L₁ ∩ {∊,a,b,ab,aab,....}'
= L₁ ∩ (a+b)* (c+d)⁺
= L₁




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