4. A biased coin with probability p, 0 < p < 1, of success (heads) is tossed...

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4. A biased coin with probability p, 0 < p < 1, of success (heads) is tossed until for the first time the same result occurs three times in succession (i.e., three heads or three tails in succession). Find the probability that the game will end at the seventh throw.

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An Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9781118799642

3rd Edition

Authors: Vijay K. Rohatgi, A. K. Md. Ehsanes Saleh

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