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onvert this DFA to a regular expression using a GNFA. а, d c, d q1 q2 93 а, b а, d ъ, с c, b
Database System Concepts
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Chapter1: Introduction
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Convert this DFA to a regular expression using a GNFA.

Transcribed Image Text:**Converting a DFA to a Regular Expression Using a GNFA**
To convert a Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA) to a regular expression using a Generalized Nondeterministic Finite Automaton (GNFA), one can follow an algorithmic approach that incrementally simplifies the DFA by eliminating states and updating the transitions accordingly. Below, we have a detailed explanation of the DFA provided and the step-by-step process for conversion.
### Diagram Description:
1. **States**:
- **q1** (initial and accepting state)
- **q2**
- **q3**
2. **Transitions**:
- From **q1** to **q1** with inputs **a, d**.
- From **q1** to **q2** with inputs **a, b**.
- From **q2** to **q2** with inputs **a, d**.
- From **q2** to **q1** with inputs **b, c**.
- From **q2** to **q3** with inputs **c, d**.
- From **q3** to **q3** with inputs **b, c**.
### Steps to Convert DFA to Regular Expression:
1. **Add Start and Final States**: Add a new start state **qs** with epsilon (ε) transitions to the initial state **q1** and add a new final state **qf**. Connect every existing final state to **qf** with epsilon (ε) transitions.
2. **Remove States One by One**:
- In each step, remove an intermediate state and update the transitions between the remaining states with new regular expressions that account for the routes through the removed state.
3. **Generalize Transition Labels**: Replace the transition between states with generalized regular expressions that combine existing paths.
4. **Simplify the Expression**: Once only **qs** and **qf** remain, the regular expression representing the language accepted by the original DFA will be on the edge from **qs** to **qf**.
### Key Steps Involved:
**Initial Configuration**:
- Start state `qs` transitions to `q1` with ε.
- Accept state `q1` transitions to `qf` with ε.
**Intermediate Steps**:
- Remove state `q2`:
- Update the transitions using the paths that go
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