An absorbing Markov chain has the following matrix P as a standard form:

Let w k denote the maximum entry in Q^k. Note that w₁ = .6.

(A) Find w₂, w₄, w₈, w₁₆, and w₃₂ to three decimal places.

(B) Describe Q^k when k is large.

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АВ С D 0 0 A В .2 .3 .1 .4 P = C |RQ .5 .3 .2 DLO .1 .6 .3 1.