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Given grammar G, I have to prove it defines the language of all words which are not palindromes.



In other words, $win L(G) Leftrightarrow win L $ where $L =$ {w$in$ $sum^*$ | w is not palindrom}



G:



$R → URU | S$



$S → aT b | bT a$



$T → UT U|U |epsilon$



$U → a | b$



Tried to do so using induction for each side:



$win L(G) Leftarrow win L $ on the size of w ,|w|



$win L(G) Rightarrow win L $ on the number of steps in the grammar.



Had no luck so far, any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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    Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
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Given grammar G, I have to prove it defines the language of all words which are not palindromes.



In other words, $win L(G) Leftrightarrow win L $ where $L =$ {w$in$ $sum^*$ | w is not palindrom}



G:



$R → URU | S$



$S → aT b | bT a$



$T → UT U|U |epsilon$



$U → a | b$



Tried to do so using induction for each side:



$win L(G) Leftarrow win L $ on the size of w ,|w|



$win L(G) Rightarrow win L $ on the number of steps in the grammar.



Had no luck so far, any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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    $begingroup$
    Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
    $endgroup$
    – Thomas Andrews
    Dec 21 '18 at 17:47












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    Can you explain?
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    – Avishai Yaniv
    Dec 21 '18 at 22:03














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Given grammar G, I have to prove it defines the language of all words which are not palindromes.



In other words, $win L(G) Leftrightarrow win L $ where $L =$ {w$in$ $sum^*$ | w is not palindrom}



G:



$R → URU | S$



$S → aT b | bT a$



$T → UT U|U |epsilon$



$U → a | b$



Tried to do so using induction for each side:



$win L(G) Leftarrow win L $ on the size of w ,|w|



$win L(G) Rightarrow win L $ on the number of steps in the grammar.



Had no luck so far, any help will do.



Thanks in advance.










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Given grammar G, I have to prove it defines the language of all words which are not palindromes.



In other words, $win L(G) Leftrightarrow win L $ where $L =$ {w$in$ $sum^*$ | w is not palindrom}



G:



$R → URU | S$



$S → aT b | bT a$



$T → UT U|U |epsilon$



$U → a | b$



Tried to do so using induction for each side:



$win L(G) Leftarrow win L $ on the size of w ,|w|



$win L(G) Rightarrow win L $ on the number of steps in the grammar.



Had no luck so far, any help will do.



Thanks in advance.







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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
    $endgroup$
    – Thomas Andrews
    Dec 21 '18 at 17:47












  • $begingroup$
    Can you explain?
    $endgroup$
    – Avishai Yaniv
    Dec 21 '18 at 22:03














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
    $endgroup$
    – Thomas Andrews
    Dec 21 '18 at 17:47












  • $begingroup$
    Can you explain?
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    – Avishai Yaniv
    Dec 21 '18 at 22:03








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$begingroup$
Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
$endgroup$
– Thomas Andrews
Dec 21 '18 at 17:47






$begingroup$
Hint: $T$ matches $Sigma^*.$ (Assuming $Sigma={a,b}.$)
$endgroup$
– Thomas Andrews
Dec 21 '18 at 17:47














$begingroup$
Can you explain?
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– Avishai Yaniv
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$begingroup$
Can you explain?
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First of all, let us note that
$$
L(T) = { xyz : |x| = |z|, |y| leq 1} = Sigma^*,
$$

since every natural number can be written as $2n$ or as $2n+1$.



Similarly,
$$
L(R) = { x sigma y tau z : |x| = |z|, sigma neq tau }.
$$

Since $(xsigma y tau z)^R = z^R tau y^R sigma x^R$ and $|x| = |z^R|$, each such word isn't a palindrome.



Conversely, suppose that $w$ isn't a palindrome. Then $w^R neq w$. Suppose that $w,w^R$ differ on the $i$th letter, that is, $w_i neq w^R_i = w_{n+1-i}$, where $n = |w|$. The two words also differ on the $(n+1-i)$th letter, so $i neq n+1-i$, and we can assume that $i < n+1-i$, implying $2i leq n$. We can therefore write $w = x sigma y tau z$, where $|x| = |z| = i-1$ and $|y| = n-2i geq 0$. Then $sigma = w_i neq w_{n+1-i} = tau$, showing that $w in L(R)$.






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    First of all, let us note that
    $$
    L(T) = { xyz : |x| = |z|, |y| leq 1} = Sigma^*,
    $$

    since every natural number can be written as $2n$ or as $2n+1$.



    Similarly,
    $$
    L(R) = { x sigma y tau z : |x| = |z|, sigma neq tau }.
    $$

    Since $(xsigma y tau z)^R = z^R tau y^R sigma x^R$ and $|x| = |z^R|$, each such word isn't a palindrome.



    Conversely, suppose that $w$ isn't a palindrome. Then $w^R neq w$. Suppose that $w,w^R$ differ on the $i$th letter, that is, $w_i neq w^R_i = w_{n+1-i}$, where $n = |w|$. The two words also differ on the $(n+1-i)$th letter, so $i neq n+1-i$, and we can assume that $i < n+1-i$, implying $2i leq n$. We can therefore write $w = x sigma y tau z$, where $|x| = |z| = i-1$ and $|y| = n-2i geq 0$. Then $sigma = w_i neq w_{n+1-i} = tau$, showing that $w in L(R)$.






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      First of all, let us note that
      $$
      L(T) = { xyz : |x| = |z|, |y| leq 1} = Sigma^*,
      $$

      since every natural number can be written as $2n$ or as $2n+1$.



      Similarly,
      $$
      L(R) = { x sigma y tau z : |x| = |z|, sigma neq tau }.
      $$

      Since $(xsigma y tau z)^R = z^R tau y^R sigma x^R$ and $|x| = |z^R|$, each such word isn't a palindrome.



      Conversely, suppose that $w$ isn't a palindrome. Then $w^R neq w$. Suppose that $w,w^R$ differ on the $i$th letter, that is, $w_i neq w^R_i = w_{n+1-i}$, where $n = |w|$. The two words also differ on the $(n+1-i)$th letter, so $i neq n+1-i$, and we can assume that $i < n+1-i$, implying $2i leq n$. We can therefore write $w = x sigma y tau z$, where $|x| = |z| = i-1$ and $|y| = n-2i geq 0$. Then $sigma = w_i neq w_{n+1-i} = tau$, showing that $w in L(R)$.






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        First of all, let us note that
        $$
        L(T) = { xyz : |x| = |z|, |y| leq 1} = Sigma^*,
        $$

        since every natural number can be written as $2n$ or as $2n+1$.



        Similarly,
        $$
        L(R) = { x sigma y tau z : |x| = |z|, sigma neq tau }.
        $$

        Since $(xsigma y tau z)^R = z^R tau y^R sigma x^R$ and $|x| = |z^R|$, each such word isn't a palindrome.



        Conversely, suppose that $w$ isn't a palindrome. Then $w^R neq w$. Suppose that $w,w^R$ differ on the $i$th letter, that is, $w_i neq w^R_i = w_{n+1-i}$, where $n = |w|$. The two words also differ on the $(n+1-i)$th letter, so $i neq n+1-i$, and we can assume that $i < n+1-i$, implying $2i leq n$. We can therefore write $w = x sigma y tau z$, where $|x| = |z| = i-1$ and $|y| = n-2i geq 0$. Then $sigma = w_i neq w_{n+1-i} = tau$, showing that $w in L(R)$.






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        First of all, let us note that
        $$
        L(T) = { xyz : |x| = |z|, |y| leq 1} = Sigma^*,
        $$

        since every natural number can be written as $2n$ or as $2n+1$.



        Similarly,
        $$
        L(R) = { x sigma y tau z : |x| = |z|, sigma neq tau }.
        $$

        Since $(xsigma y tau z)^R = z^R tau y^R sigma x^R$ and $|x| = |z^R|$, each such word isn't a palindrome.



        Conversely, suppose that $w$ isn't a palindrome. Then $w^R neq w$. Suppose that $w,w^R$ differ on the $i$th letter, that is, $w_i neq w^R_i = w_{n+1-i}$, where $n = |w|$. The two words also differ on the $(n+1-i)$th letter, so $i neq n+1-i$, and we can assume that $i < n+1-i$, implying $2i leq n$. We can therefore write $w = x sigma y tau z$, where $|x| = |z| = i-1$ and $|y| = n-2i geq 0$. Then $sigma = w_i neq w_{n+1-i} = tau$, showing that $w in L(R)$.







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