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382.Alternating Die Duel

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markov chainsCh. 2 — Axiomatic and Conditional Probability444+ Problems in Probability
Two players alternate rolling a die, Player 1 first. Player 1 wins by rolling a 1 or 2 on his turn; Player 2 wins by rolling a 3, 4, 5, or 6 on his turn. The game continues until someone wins. If p1p_1 and p2p_2 are the players' winning probabilities, find max{p1,p2}\max\{p_1, p_2\}.

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