Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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**Prove that the following language is NOT regular.**

\( L = \{ a^n b^k c^n : n \geq 0, k \geq n \} \)

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This statement is asking to demonstrate that the language composed of strings with the form \(a^n b^k c^n\), where \(n\) is greater than or equal to 0, and \(k\) is greater than or equal to \(n\), cannot be represented by a regular expression or finite automaton. Regular languages are typically those that can be expressed with regular expressions or finite automata, and proving that a language is not regular often involves showing that these mechanisms are insufficient to capture its structure.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Prove that the following language is NOT regular.** \( L = \{ a^n b^k c^n : n \geq 0, k \geq n \} \) --- **Explanation:** This statement is asking to demonstrate that the language composed of strings with the form \(a^n b^k c^n\), where \(n\) is greater than or equal to 0, and \(k\) is greater than or equal to \(n\), cannot be represented by a regular expression or finite automaton. Regular languages are typically those that can be expressed with regular expressions or finite automata, and proving that a language is not regular often involves showing that these mechanisms are insufficient to capture its structure.
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