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Homework Statement
Now you and your fiend play a different game. You flip your coin until it comes up heads the first time. Let X denote the number of flips needed. Your friend rolls its die until it comes up "3" or "5". The first try let Y denote the number of rolls needed. Assume X and Y are independent; note that X >= 1 and Y >=1. a) Determine P(X=n), n>=1 b) Determine P(Y=n), n>=1 c) Determine E(x) d) Determine E(y) e) Determine P(x=y) f) Given that x = y, determine the expected value of this common value.
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Homework Equations
Binomial Distribution
nCk (P)^k (1-P)^n-k
The Attempt at a Solution
a) nC1 (1/2)(1/2)^n-1 (My friend did not include the nC1)
b) nC1 (1/3)(2/3)^n-1 (My friend did not include the nC1)
c) n*1/2
d) n*1/3
e) nC1 (1/2)(1/2)^n-1 * nC1 (1/3)(2/3)^n-1 (This is weird, my friend integrated from 1 to infinite) he got 1/4??
f) nsubx*psubx + nsuby*psuby (I definitely need help on this one.)