1. We are rolling 2 fair dice each with n sides. We will roll both and the the largest outcome of one of the two dice. For example if we n is 8 and the outcome is a 7 and 2, then the result is 7. . Give the expected value as a summation? . What is the closed form of the summation?

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1. We are rolling 2 fair dice each with n sides. We will roll both and the the largest outcome of one of the two dice. For
example if we n is 8 and the outcome is a 7 and 2, then the result is 7.
. Give the expected value as a summation?
. What is the closed form of the summation?
Transcribed Image Text:1. We are rolling 2 fair dice each with n sides. We will roll both and the the largest outcome of one of the two dice. For example if we n is 8 and the outcome is a 7 and 2, then the result is 7. . Give the expected value as a summation? . What is the closed form of the summation?
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