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What can be said about a regular language L over {a} whose minimal finite state automaton has two states?

a.

L must be {a^n| n is odd}

b.

L must be {a^n| n is even}

c.

L must be {a^n| ³ O}

d.

Either L must be {a^n | n is odd}, or L must be {a^n | n is even}

Answer: (d).Either L must be {a^n | n is odd}, or L must be {a^n | n is even}

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