Let L denotes the language generated by the grammar S → 0S0 / 00. Which of the…

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Let L denotes the language generated by the grammar S → 0S0 / 00. Which of the following is true?

  1. A.

    L = 0⁺

  2. B.

    L is regular but not 0⁺

  3. C.

    L is context free but not regular

  4. D.

    L is not context free

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Correct answer: B

The grammar S → 0S0 / 00 generates strings with an even number of zeros. Starting from S, applying S → 0S0 repeatedly adds pairs of zeros, while S → 00 terminates with two zeros. Thus, the language consists of strings like '00', '0000', etc., forming (00)+. This is a regular language but excludes odd-length strings of zeros.

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