Consider the following game matrix, where a and c are some fixed numbers strictly between 1 and 1: 1 -2 2 0 2 -2 0 -1 -1 C 2 0 -1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 -2 a -1 20 Argue that an optimal mixed strategy of the column player is y* = (1/2, 0, 0, 1/2,0),

Consider the following game matrix, where a and c are some fixed numbers strictly between 1 and 1: 1 -2 2 0 2 -2 0 -1 -1 C 2 0 -1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 -2 a -1 20 Argue that an optimal mixed strategy of the column player is y* = (1/2, 0, 0, 1/2,0),

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