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( 1 0 pts ) Assume that H solves the Halting Problem for any arbitrary algorithm M and input w - - i . e

(10 pts) Assume that H solves the Halting Problem for any arbitrary algorithm M and input w-- i.e.,
if M(w) halts, H outputs 'yes';
if M(w) doesn't halt, H outputs 'no.'
We now modify H into a machine H' :
(a) put a "Xerox" machine on H's front-end to convert the machine into a 1-input
machine rather than a 2-input machine;
(b) wherever H has an instruction "output('yes')" replace that instruction with
{n:=1
while n>0
n:=1}
Now, here is the question you are to answer (read it very carefully; it may not be asking what you
immediately think it's asking!):
What is the behavior of H' on the input x(or, technically, x's encoding: )?
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