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Markov Chains & Long-Run Behavior · Easy problem

The third column of a 3×33 \times 3 transition matrix (the probabilities of moving out of state 3 into states 1, 2, 3) is (1/6a1/2)\begin{pmatrix} 1/6 \\ a \\ 1/2 \end{pmatrix}. What must aa be? Express your answer as a common fraction.