Show using induction that for every x € {a, b}* such that x begins with a and ends with b, x contains the substring ab.

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Show using induction that for every x € {a, b}* such that x begins with a and ends with b, x contains
the substring ab.
Transcribed Image Text:Show using induction that for every x € {a, b}* such that x begins with a and ends with b, x contains the substring ab.
For x € EXPR defined in class, na(x) denotes the number of a's in the string, and we will use nop(x)
to stand for the number of operators in x (the number of occurrences of + or *). Show that for every
хе EXPR, na(x) %3D 1+ пор(x).
Transcribed Image Text:For x € EXPR defined in class, na(x) denotes the number of a's in the string, and we will use nop(x) to stand for the number of operators in x (the number of occurrences of + or *). Show that for every хе EXPR, na(x) %3D 1+ пор(x).
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