A coin is rigged so that the probability of tossing a head is 0.41. The coin is tossed until the first time that a head turns up. Let T record the number of tosses/trials up to and including the first head. What is the probability distribution of T'? Your answer should be a function of k. P(T = k) =

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A coin is rigged so that the probability of tossing a head is 0.41.
The coin is tossed until the first time that a head turns up. Let T record the number of tosses/trials up to and
including the first head.
What is the probability distribution of T'? Your answer should be a function of k.
P(T = k) =
Transcribed Image Text:A coin is rigged so that the probability of tossing a head is 0.41. The coin is tossed until the first time that a head turns up. Let T record the number of tosses/trials up to and including the first head. What is the probability distribution of T'? Your answer should be a function of k. P(T = k) =
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