Consider the Following Decision Problems

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider the following decision problems:
(P₁) Does a given finite state machine accept a given string
(P₂) Does a given context free grammar generate an infinite number of stings
Which of the following statements is true?

• A)Both (P₁) and (P₂) are decidable
• B)Neither (P₁) nor (P₂) are decidable
• C)Only (P₁) is decidable
• D)Only (P₂) is decidable

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