Andre Agassi, a Star Tennis Player, Is Playing the Number

question 130

Multiple Choice

Andre Agassi, a star tennis player, is playing the number one player in the world, Roger Federer. Before the match, Agassi decided that he would serve 20 percent of his serves to Federer's backhand, 30 percent of his serves to Federer's forehand, and 50 percent of his serves straight at Federer. In the language of game theory, this is known as:

• A) a pure strategy.
• B) a dominant strategy.
• C) a mixed strategy.
• D) a maximin strategy.

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