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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 iii Paper 38 6 b Solution by
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In the first tableau the basis is , givingThe second basis is , giving and . This pair is not yet a Nash equilibrium: label is missing and label is duplicated.
Resolve the duplicate by bringing into the second tableau. Its column is , so the simplex ratio test givesVariable leaves, givingNow label is duplicated. Bring into the first tableau; its column is . The positive-entry ratios are and . Thus leaves, givingAll labels are now present and . Each unnormalized strategy has total mass , so the Lemke-Howson algorithm produces
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