Answer:
The probability that it will choose food #2 on the second trial after the initial trial = 0.3125
Step-by-step explanation:
Given - A lab animal may eat any one of three foods each day. Laboratory records show that if the animal chooses one food on one trial, it will choose the same food on the next trial with a probability of 50%, and it will choose the other foods on the next trial with equal probabilities of 25%.
To find - If the animal chooses food #1 on an initial trial, what is the probability that it will choose food #2 on the second trial after the initial trial?
Proof -
By the given information, we get the stohastic matrix
![H = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5&0.25&0.25\\0.25&0.5&0.25\\0.25&0.25&0.5\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=H%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%260.25%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.5%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.25%260.5%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
As we know that,
The matrix is a Markov chain 
Let
The initial state vector be
![x_{0} = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1\\0\\0\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x_%7B0%7D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%5C%5C0%5C%5C0%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
we choose this initial vector because given that If the animal chooses food #1 on an initial trial.
Now,
![x_{1} = Hx_{0} \\ = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5&0.25&0.25\\0.25&0.5&0.25\\0.25&0.25&0.5\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1\\0\\0\end{array}\right] \\= \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5\\0.25\\0.25\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x_%7B1%7D%20%3D%20Hx_%7B0%7D%20%5C%5C%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%260.25%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.5%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.25%260.5%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%5C%5C0%5C%5C0%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%5C%5C0.25%5C%5C0.25%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
∴ we get
![x_{1} = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5\\0.25\\0.25\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x_%7B1%7D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%5C%5C0.25%5C%5C0.25%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Now,
![x_{2} = Hx_{1} \\ = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5&0.25&0.25\\0.25&0.5&0.25\\0.25&0.25&0.5\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.5\\0.25\\0.25\end{array}\right] \\= \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.25+0.0625+0.0625\\0.125+0.125+0.0625\\0.125+0.0625+0.125\end{array}\right]\\= \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.375\\0.3125\\0.3125\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x_%7B2%7D%20%3D%20Hx_%7B1%7D%20%5C%5C%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%260.25%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.5%260.25%5C%5C0.25%260.25%260.5%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.5%5C%5C0.25%5C%5C0.25%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.25%2B0.0625%2B0.0625%5C%5C0.125%2B0.125%2B0.0625%5C%5C0.125%2B0.0625%2B0.125%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.375%5C%5C0.3125%5C%5C0.3125%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
∴ we get
![x_{2} = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}0.375\\0.3125\\0.3125\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x_%7B2%7D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0.375%5C%5C0.3125%5C%5C0.3125%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
∴ we get
The probability that it will choose food #2 on the second trial after the initial trial = 0.3125
Answer:
Match the number of statement with the same number of reasons.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here are the statements
1.
Points R, S, T, Q on circle O
2.
measure of RS+ST=RT
measure of RT+TQ=RQ
3.RS+ST+TQ=RQ
Here are the reasons
1.Given
2. Arc Addition
3. Subsitution
35 to the second power would be the same as multiplying 35 by itself so.....
Ex. 35 to the second power would be
35x35
35 to the third power would be
35x35x35
35 to the fourth power would be
35x35x35x35
And etc.
35x35=1,225
Answer: 2
Step-by-step explanation: