A problem by Alessio Di Lorenzo

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This system depicted on the link below is composed by an entrance ( I I ) , two exites ( U U ) , and some "deflectors" ( d d ). A little ball is put in the entrance. The ball follows the direction of the arrows. When the ball enters a deflector, it continues its trip following one of the 2 possible paths , with equal probability.

If the probability that the ball exits the system through U 2 U_2 can be written as a b \frac{a}{b} where a , b a,b are coprime , what's the value of a + b a+b ?

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The answer is 11.

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