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Past exam of the communication Theory course of the University of Oxford 2010 2 b i Solution by
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Choose a most probable symbol , and let . Its binary entropy isSince is a function of , part (a)(ii) gives . On , the concave function lies above the chord joining and . That chord has height . ThereforeThe endpoint is included by continuity and corresponds to a deterministic source.
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