Given an arbitrary non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) with N states, the maximum number of states in an equivalent minimized DFA is at least.
A)N^2
B)2^N
C)2N
D)N!

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The maximum number of states in an equivalent minimized DFA for a given NFA with N states is 2^N. This is because, in the worst-case scenario, each state in the DFA could represent a unique combination of NFA states, leading to a total of 2^N possible states.

Given an Arbitrary Non-Deterministic Finite Automaton (NFA) with N States