Chapter 3: Q21P (page 190)
Let be a polynomial with a root at . Let role="math" localid="1659797796589" be the largest absolute value of a . Show that
Short Answer
.This statement is proved.
Chapter 3: Q21P (page 190)
Let be a polynomial with a root at . Let role="math" localid="1659797796589" be the largest absolute value of a . Show that
.This statement is proved.
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Get started for freeLet a k - PDA be a pushdown automaton that has k stacks. Thus a 0 - PDA is an NFA and a 1 - PDA is a conventional PDA. You already know that 1 - PDAs are more powerful (recognize a larger class of languages) than 0 - PDAs.
a. Show that 2 - PDAs are more powerful than 1 - PDAs.
b. Show that 3 - PDAs are not more powerful than2 - PDAs. (Hint: Simulate a Turing machine tape with two stacks.
Show that the collection of Turing-recognizable languages is closed under the operation of
Let A be the language containing only the single string s, where
Is decidable? Why or why not? For the purposes of this problem, assume that the question of whether life will be found on Mars has an unambiguous YES or NO answer.
In Theorem 3.21 we showed that a language is Turing-recognizable iff some enumerator enumerates it. Why didn’t we use the following simpler algorithm for the forward direction of the proof? As before, s1,s2,... is a list of all strings in
E = “Ignore the input.
1. Repeat the following for
2. Run M on si.
3. If it accepts, print out si.”
Examine the formal definition of a Turing machine to answer the following questions, and explain your reasoning.
a. Can a Turing machine ever write the blank symbol on its tape?
b. Can the tape alphabetbe the same as the input alphabet?
c. Can a Turing machine’s head ever be in the same location in two successive steps?
d. Can a Turing machine contain just a single state?
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