Consider the following deterministic finite automaton (DFA). The number of strings of length 8 accepted by the above automaton is $\underline{\hspace{2cm}}$.

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Match LIST-I with LIST-II \[\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text{ } & \text{LIST-I} & \text{LIST-II} \\ \hline \text{A.} & \text{A Language L can be accepted by a Finite Automata, if and only if, the set of equivalence classes of $L$ is finite.} & \text{III. Myhill-Nerode Theorem} \\ \hline \text{B.} & \text{For every finite automaton M = $(Q, \Sigma, q_0, A, \delta)$, the language L(M) is regular.} & \text{II. Regular Expression Equivalence} \\ \hline \text{C.} & \text{Let, X and Y be two regular expressions over $\Sigma$. If X does not contain null, then the equation $R = Y + RX$ in R, has a unique solution (i.e. one and only one solution) given by $R = YX^*$.} & \text{I. Arden's Theorem} \\ \hline \text{D.} & \text{The regular expressions X and Y are equivalent if the corresponding finite automata are equivalent.} & \text{IV. Kleen's Theorem} \\ \hline \end{array}\]

\[\text{Matching List-I with List-II}\]

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Answer 1

In the given DFA, the goal is to find the number of strings of length 8 that are accepted, ending at the accepting state (double circle). The DFA has a straightforward structure, which needs to be inspected to track the paths of length 8.

Analyze the transitions:

State 1 (Initial) transitions to:
- State 2 on '0'.
- State 3 on '1'.
State 2 transitions to:
- State 4 on '0'.
- State 1 (accepting) on '1'.
State 3 transitions to:
- State 1 on '0'.
- State 4 on '1'.
State 4 transitions to:
- State 4 on '0' or '1'.

Notably, the accepting state has two arrows, suggesting it can be cycled within, allowing further patterns once reached.

Calculate paths to accepting state:

Reach State 1 from it's own state cycle: 0 or 1 can perpetuate itself.
For length 8, strings must navigate these cycles such that the transition counts make a complete return to State 1 after 8 steps.

Consider all cycles starting from the initial and calculate all scenarios where the total steps equal 8:

From start state, the simplest path continuously circling in the accepting state once achieved.
Total straightforward strings:
- Once in State 1 after initial steps (length < 8), complete in cyclic manner.
- Sequence matches are simple binary for length n matching directly: 2^n possible combinations for length 8.

Therefore, total combinations forming valid deletions:
2^8 = 256 strings
Verify: Result falls within provided boundary, valid range [256, 256].

The DFA successfully accepts exactly 256 strings of length 8.

Consider the following deterministic finite automaton (DFA). The number of strings of length 8 accepted by the above automaton is \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\).

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Correct Answer: 256

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