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(from Sholander<ref group="Notes" >M. Sholander, Problem \#1034, ''Mathematics Magazine,'' vol. 52, | (from Sholander<ref group="Notes" >M. Sholander, Problem \#1034, ''Mathematics Magazine,'' vol. 52, | ||
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interchange from the south. A mechanism has been installed so that at each point where there | interchange from the south. A mechanism has been installed so that at each point where there | ||
exists a choice of directions, the car turns to the right with fixed probability <math>r</math>. | exists a choice of directions, the car turns to the right with fixed probability <math>r</math>. | ||
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If <math>r = 1/2</math>, what is your chance of emerging from the interchange going west? | If <math>r = 1/2</math>, what is your chance of emerging from the interchange going west? | ||
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(from Sholander[Notes 1]) In a standard clover-leaf interchange, there are four ramps for making right-hand turns, and inside these four ramps, there are four more ramps for making left-hand turns. Your car approaches the interchange from the south. A mechanism has been installed so that at each point where there exists a choice of directions, the car turns to the right with fixed probability [math]r[/math].
- If [math]r = 1/2[/math], what is your chance of emerging from the interchange going west?
- Find the value of [math]r[/math] that maximizes your chance of a westward departure from the interchange.
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