8 State University is about to play Ivy College for the state tennis championship. The State team...
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8 State University is about to play Ivy College for the state tennis championship. The State team has two players (A and B), and the Ivy team has three players (X, Y, and Z). The following facts are known about the players’ relative abilities X will always beat B; Y will always beat A; A will always beat Z. In any other match, each player has a 1 2 chance of winning. Before State plays Ivy, the State coach must determine who will play first singles and who will play second singles. The Ivy coach (after choosing which two players will play singles) must also determine who will play first singles and second singles. Assume that each coach wants to maximize the expected number of singles matches won by the team. Use game theory to determine optimal strategies for each coach and the value of the game to each team.
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Operations Research Applications And Algorithms
ISBN: 9780534380588
4th Edition
Authors: Wayne L. Winston