Let
a)Find elementary matrices
b)Show that is no elementary matrix E such that
A gambling book recommends the following "winning strategy" for the game of roulette. It advises a $1 single wager from the player. When the color red appears (probability 18/38), the gambler should take her $1 profit . If the gambler loses this bet (which has probablity 20/38 of occurring), she should make additional $1 bets on red on each of the next two spins of the roulette wheel and then quite. Let X denote the gamblers
To locate a fruitful well, an oil prospector will drill a series of holes in a particular area. The probability that he is successful on a given trial is 0.2. What is the chance that the third hole drilled will be the first to produce a successful well?