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2. (a) In a series of independent tosses of a coin, with probability p of the coin landing 'heads', and probability 1-p of it landing 'tails', obtain an expression for Pr(X = x), 1,2, 3, ..., where X is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the first head appears. %3D (b) If m is a positive integer, obtain an expression for Pr(Y = y), y = m,m +1, m +2, ..., where Y is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the m th head appears.

2. (a) In a series of independent tosses of a coin, with probability p of the coin landing 'heads', and probability 1-p of it landing 'tails', obtain an expression for Pr(X = x), 1,2, 3, ..., where X is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the first head appears. %3D (b) If m is a positive integer, obtain an expression for Pr(Y = y), y = m,m +1, m +2, ..., where Y is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the m th head appears.

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2. (a) In a series of independent tosses of a coin, with probability p of the coin landing 'heads', and probability 1-p of it landing 'tails', obtain an expression for Pr(X = x), 1,2, 3, ..., where X is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the first head appears. * 3= (b) If m is a positive integer, obtain an expression for Pr(Y = y), y = m, m +1, m +2, . . . , where Y is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the m th head appears.
Transcribed Image Text:2. (a) In a series of independent tosses of a coin, with probability p of the coin landing 'heads', and probability 1-p of it landing 'tails', obtain an expression for Pr(X = x), 1,2, 3, ..., where X is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the first head appears. * 3= (b) If m is a positive integer, obtain an expression for Pr(Y = y), y = m, m +1, m +2, . . . , where Y is a random variable denoting the number of tosses until the m th head appears.
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