2. A hockey player shoots the puck until it goes into a small net. The probability of hitting the net is 1/5. let x be the event the puck goes into the net. a) Identify the distribution b) find the probability the first puck goes into the 4ª attempt. c) find p(x<7) d) find p(x>4)

2. A hockey player shoots the puck until it goes into a small net. The probability of hitting the net is 1/5. let x be the event the puck goes into the net. a) Identify the distribution b) find the probability the first puck goes into the 4ª attempt. c) find p(x<7) d) find p(x>4)

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c) find p(x<7)
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