In the gamblers ruin problem of Section 4.5.1, suppose the gamblers fortune is presently i, and suppose
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In the gambler’s ruin problem of Section 4.5.1, suppose the gambler’s fortune is presently i, and suppose that we know that the gambler’s fortune will eventually reach N (before it goes to 0). Given this information, show that the probability he wins the next gamble is p[1 − (q/p)i+1]
1 − (q/p)i , if p = 1 2
i + 1 2i , if p = 1 2
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