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Fred the ant is on the real number line, and Fred is trying to get to the point 0.
If Fred is at 1 then on the next step, Fred moves to either 0 or 2 with equal probability. If Fred is at 2 then on the next step, Fred always moves to 1.

Let \(e_1\) be expected number of steps Fred takes to get to 0, given that Fred starts at the point 1. Similarly, let \(e_2\) be expected number of steps Fred takes to get to 0, given that Fred starts at the point 2.

Determine the ordered pair \((e_1,e_2)\).

 

NOTE: It's not (2,3) or (2,4)

 Jun 22, 2020
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Using a recursive approach, (e_1,e_2) = (4,6).

 Jun 28, 2020

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