John is training for a marathon and he can easily alternate between running a mile and walking a mile. If he runs for 2 miles in a row, he becomes fatigued, and must then walk for 2 miles in a row in order to no longer be fatigued. When he is fatigued, he can still alternate between running a mile and walking a mile, but if he runs 2 miles in a row while already fatigued, he will collapse on the side of the road. If he runs 3 miles in a row at any point, he will also collapse. Let the letter 'a' stand for John running 1 mile, and the letter 'b' stand for John walking 1 mile. Draw a DFA which accepts all possible runs in which John does not collapse on the side of the road.

John is training for a marathon and he can easily alternate between running a mile and walking a mile. If he runs for 2 miles in a row, he becomes fatigued, and must then walk for 2 miles in a row in order to no longer be fatigued. When he is fatigued, he can still alternate between running a mile and walking a mile, but if he runs 2 miles in a row while already fatigued, he will collapse on the side of the road. If he runs 3 miles in a row at any point, he will also collapse. Let the letter 'a' stand for John running 1 mile, and the letter 'b' stand for John walking 1 mile. Draw a DFA which accepts all possible runs in which John does not collapse on the side of the road.

Operations Research : Applications and Algorithms

4th Edition

ISBN:9780534380588

Author:Wayne L. Winston

Publisher:Wayne L. Winston

Chapter17: Markov Chains

Section: Chapter Questions

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