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There are some simplifications to the constructions of The- 01 cm 3.7, where we

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Question

There are some simplifications to the constructions of The- 01 cm 3.7, where we converted a regular expression to an e-NFA. Here are three: For the union operator, instead of creating new start and accepting states, merge the two start states into one state with all the transitions of both start states. Likewise, merge the two accepting states, having all transitions to either go to the merged state instead. For the concatenation operator, merge the accepting state of the first automaton with the start state of the second. For the closure operator, simply add e-transitions from the accepting state to the start state and vice-versa.

Explanation / Answer

There are some simplifications to the constructions of The- 01 cm 3.7, where we