(a) Give the transition matrix M for the corresponding Markov chain. (b) (Using the online app at matrixcale.org/en , clicking the "Display decimals" checkbox and setting the number of fraction digits to 5.) If the player starts with two dollars, with what probability does the player have no money at the end of the game?

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A player bets on coin tosses, a dollar each time, and the game ends if the player has no money or
is up to five dollars, and otherwise continues until exactly 20 bets have occurred. The player
wins when the coin lands heads side up, and loses when it lands tails side up. The coin is biased,
landing heads side up only 48% of the time (instead of the usual 50%), and lands tails side up
52% of the time.
(a) Give the transition matrix M for the corresponding Markov chain.
(b) (Using the online app at matrixcalc.org/en, clicking the "Display decimals" checkbox and
setting the number of fraction digits to 5.)
If the player starts with two dollars, with what probability does the player have no money at the
end of the game?
Transcribed Image Text:A player bets on coin tosses, a dollar each time, and the game ends if the player has no money or is up to five dollars, and otherwise continues until exactly 20 bets have occurred. The player wins when the coin lands heads side up, and loses when it lands tails side up. The coin is biased, landing heads side up only 48% of the time (instead of the usual 50%), and lands tails side up 52% of the time. (a) Give the transition matrix M for the corresponding Markov chain. (b) (Using the online app at matrixcalc.org/en, clicking the "Display decimals" checkbox and setting the number of fraction digits to 5.) If the player starts with two dollars, with what probability does the player have no money at the end of the game?
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