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Let X equal the number of flips of a fair coin that are required to observe the same face on consecutive flips.
(a) Find the pmf of X. HINT: Draw a tree diagram.
(b) Find the moment-generating
(c) Use the mgf to find the values of (i) the
(d) Find the values of (I)
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