3.81 How many times would you expect to toss a balanced coin in order to obtain the first head?

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3.81 How many times would you expect to toss a balanced coin in order to obtain the first head?
3.82 Refer to Exercise 3.70. The prospector drills holes until he finds a productive well. How many
holes would the prospector expect to drill? Interpret your answer intuitively.
3.83 The secretary in Exercises 2.121 and 3 16 was given n computer passwords and trigg
Transcribed Image Text:3.81 How many times would you expect to toss a balanced coin in order to obtain the first head? 3.82 Refer to Exercise 3.70. The prospector drills holes until he finds a productive well. How many holes would the prospector expect to drill? Interpret your answer intuitively. 3.83 The secretary in Exercises 2.121 and 3 16 was given n computer passwords and trigg
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