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What is the pumping lemma used for in formal language theory?1 pointTo prove that a language is regularTo prove that a language is not context-freeTo prove that a language is context-sensitiveTo prove that a language is recursively enumerable

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What is the pumping lemma used for in formal language theory?1 pointTo prove that a language is regularTo prove that a language is not context-freeTo prove that a language is context-sensitiveTo prove that a language is recursively enumerable

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The Pumping Lemma is a principle used in formal language theory, particularly in the study of formal languages and automata. It is primarily used for two purposes:

  1. To prove that a language is not regular: The Pumping Lemma provides a property that all regular languages must satisfy. If a language does not satisfy this property, it can be concluded that the language is not regular.

  2. To prove that a language is not context-free: Similarly, there is a version of the Pumping Lemma for context-free languages. If a language does not satisfy the property described by this lemma, it can be concluded that the language is not context-free.

The Pumping Lemma is not typically used to prove that a language is context-sensitive or recursively enumerable.

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Part OneApplying this new pumping lemma can require the same sort of creative decisions as the one for regular languages. Previously we showed this language was not regular:L={ap∈{a}∗|p is a prime number }𝐿={𝑎𝑝∈{𝑎}∗|𝑝 is a prime number }Can you prove that it is not context-free?Here is the start of the proof.Assume L𝐿 is context-free, then the context-free pumping lemma applies, with a pumping length n𝑛.Then consider ap𝑎𝑝 where p≥n𝑝≥𝑛 is a prime number.Then by the lemma, ap=uvxyz𝑎𝑝=𝑢𝑣𝑥𝑦𝑧 with the usual conditions.Let s=|uxz|𝑠=|𝑢𝑥𝑧|, and r=|vy|𝑟=|𝑣𝑦|. Notice that p=s+r𝑝=𝑠+𝑟.Then |uvixyiz|=s+ir|𝑢𝑣𝑖𝑥𝑦𝑖𝑧|=𝑠+𝑖𝑟, and by the context-free pumping lemma, as+ir∈L𝑎𝑠+𝑖𝑟∈𝐿, i.e. s+ir𝑠+𝑖𝑟 is prime.Now see if you can pick a value for i𝑖 that leads to a contradiction. You might want to use the proof of non-regularity for inspiration.

State Pumping Lemma for Regular Languges

In the application of the Pumping Lemma for a language, the string w belonging to L is divided into _____ parts.a)6b)3c)5d)2

Recursive languages are a subset of:a.Recursively enumerable languagesb.Context-sensitive languagesc.Context-free languagesd.Regular languages

The equivalence between Linear Bounded Automata (LBA) and Context-Sensitive Languages is established by:a.Sipser's Theoremb.LBA-CSL Equivalencec.CSL-LBA Equivalenced.Pumping Lemma for CSL

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