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\section*{Homework 2}
\begin{enumerate}
-\item Review the first handout about sets of strings and read the second handout.
-Assuming the alphabet is $\{a, b\}$, decide which of the following equations are true
-in general for arbitrary languages $A$, $B$ and $C$:
+\item Review the first handout about sets of strings and read
+ the second handout. Assuming the alphabet is $\{a, b\}$,
+ decide which of the following equations are true in
+ general for arbitrary languages $A$, $B$ and $C$:
+
\begin{eqnarray}
-(A \cup B) @ C & = & A @ C \cup B @ C\nonumber\\
-A^* \cup B^* & = & (A \cup B)^*\nonumber\\
-A^* @ A^* & = & A^*\nonumber\\
-(A \cap B)@ C & = & (A@C) \cap (B@C)\nonumber
+(A \cup B) @ C & =^? & A @ C \cup B @ C\nonumber\\
+A^* \cup B^* & =^? & (A \cup B)^*\nonumber\\
+A^* @ A^* & =^? & A^*\nonumber\\
+(A \cap B)@ C & =^? & (A@C) \cap (B@C)\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
-\noindent
-In case an equation is true, give an explanation; otherwise give a counter-example.
+\noindent In case an equation is true, give an explanation;
+otherwise give a counter-example.
-\item What is the meaning of a regular expression? Give an inductive definition.
+\item What is the meaning of a regular expression? Give an
+ inductive definition.
-\item Given the regular expressions $r_1 = \epsilon$ and $r_2 = \varnothing$ and $r_3 = a$.
-How many strings can the regular expressions $r_1^*$, $r_2^*$ and $r_3^*$ each match?
+\item Given the regular expressions $r_1 = \epsilon$ and $r_2
+ = \varnothing$ and $r_3 = a$. How many strings can the
+ regular expressions $r_1^*$, $r_2^*$ and $r_3^*$ each
+ match?
-\item Give regular expressions for (a) decimal numbers and for (b) binary numbers.
-(Hint: Observe that the empty string is not a number. Also observe that leading 0s
-are normally not written.)
+\item Give regular expressions for (a) decimal numbers and for
+ (b) binary numbers. (Hint: Observe that the empty string
+ is not a number. Also observe that leading 0s are
+ normally not written.)
-\item Decide whether the following two regular expressions are equivalent $(\epsilon + a)^* \equiv^? a^*$ and
-$(a \cdot b)^* \cdot a \equiv^? a \cdot (b \cdot a)^*$.
+\item Decide whether the following two regular expressions are
+ equivalent $(\epsilon + a)^* \equiv^? a^*$ and $(a \cdot
+ b)^* \cdot a \equiv^? a \cdot (b \cdot a)^*$.
-\item Given the regular expression $r = (a \cdot b + b)^*$. Compute what the derivative of $r$ is with respect to
-$a$ and $b$. Is $r$ nullable?
+\item Given the regular expression $r = (a \cdot b + b)^*$.
+ Compute what the derivative of $r$ is with respect to
+ $a$, $b$ and $c$. Is $r$ nullable?
\item Prove that for all regular expressions $r$ we have
-\begin{center}
-$\text{nullable}(r)$ \quad if and only if \quad $\texttt{""} \in L(r)$
+
+\begin{center}
+ $\textit{nullable}(r) \quad \text{if and only if}
+ \quad [] \in L(r)$
\end{center}
+ Write down clearly in each case what you need to prove and
+ what are the assumptions.
+
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}