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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

Answer: (a).Both (P1) and (P2) are decidable

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