3.4.5 A coin is tossed repeatedly until either two successive heads appear or two suc- cessive tails appear. Suppose the first coin toss results in a head. Find the prob- ability that the game ends with two successive tails.

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3.4.5 A coin is tossed repeatedly until either two successive heads appear or two suc-
cessive tails appear. Suppose the first coin toss results in a head. Find the prob-
ability that the game ends with two successive tails.
Transcribed Image Text:3.4.5 A coin is tossed repeatedly until either two successive heads appear or two suc- cessive tails appear. Suppose the first coin toss results in a head. Find the prob- ability that the game ends with two successive tails.
3.4.5 UH,TT=
3.
Transcribed Image Text:3.4.5 UH,TT= 3.
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