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    77       For example $a + b$ and $b + a$ do not count\ldots they
    77       For example $a + b$ and $b + a$ do not count\ldots they
    78       obviously match the same strings, namely $[a]$ and
    78       obviously match the same strings, namely $[a]$ and
    79       $[b]$.
    79       $[b]$.
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    81 \item What is meant by the notions \emph{evil regular expressions}
    81 \item What is meant by the notions \emph{evil regular expressions}
    82       and by \emph{catastrophic backtracking}? 
    82   and by \emph{catastrophic backtracking}?
       
    83 
       
    84 \item Given the regular expression $(a + b)^* \cdot b \cdot (a + b)^*$,
       
    85   which of the following regular expressions are equyivalent
       
    86 
       
    87 \begin{center}
       
    88 \begin{tabular}{ll}    
       
    89   1) & $(ab + bb)^* \cdot (a + b)^*$\\                     % no
       
    90   2) & $(a + b)^* \cdot (ba + bb + b) \cdot (a + b)^*$\\   % yes
       
    91   3) & $(a + b)^* \cdot (a + b) \cdot (a + b)^*$           % no
       
    92 \end{tabular}
       
    93 \end{center}
       
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    84 \item \POSTSCRIPT  
    96 \item \POSTSCRIPT  
    85 \end{enumerate}
    97 \end{enumerate}
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    87 \end{document}
    99 \end{document}