A basketball player makes each free-throw with a probability of 0.5 and is on the line for a one-and-one free throw. (That is, a second throw is allowed only if the first is successful.) What is the probability that the player will score 0 points? 1 point? 2 points? Assume that the two throws are independent. The probability of scoring 0 points is nothing.

A basketball player makes each free-throw with a probability of 0.5 and is on the line for a one-and-one free throw. (That is, a second throw is allowed only if the first is successful.) What is the probability that the player will score 0 points? 1 point? 2 points? Assume that the two throws are independent. The probability of scoring 0 points is nothing.

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0.5

and is on the line for a one-and-one free throw. (That is, a second throw is allowed only if the first is successful.) What is the probability that the player will score 0 points? 1 point? 2 points? Assume that the two throws are independent.

The probability of scoring 0 points is

nothing.

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