A source has two symbols x₁ and x₂ with probabilities P₁ and P₂ respectively. If a new source, with four symbols is generated from the above source, then the new symbol probabilities will be (ε is a number such that 0 < ε < 1)

A. P₁, P₂, P₁, P₂

B. P₁, P₁, P₂, P₂

C. (1 - ε)P₁, (1 - ε)P₂, εP₁, εP₂

D. $$\frac{{{{\text{P}}_1}}}{4},\,\frac{{{{\text{P}}_2}}}{4},\,\frac{{{{\text{P}}_1}}}{4},\,\frac{{{{\text{P}}_2}}}{4}$$

Answer: Option C