You Are Given a Transition Matrix P and Initial Distribution $P = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 0.1 & 0.9 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0.2 & 0.8\end{array} \right]$

question 3

Multiple Choice

You are given a transition matrix P and initial distribution vector v. Find the two-step transition matrix and the distribution vector after two steps.
$P = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 0.1 & 0.9 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0.2 & 0.8\end{array} \right]$ , $v = \left[ \begin{array} { l l l } 0.5 & 0 & 0.5\end{array} \right]$

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