PROBLEM 17: A weighted coin with Pr[Heads] = 1/4 is tossed until a total of two heads land up, or until a total of two tails land up, whichever comes first. What is the expected number of tosses of the coin? %3D

PROBLEM 17: A weighted coin with Pr[Heads] = 1/4 is tossed until a total of two heads land up, or until a total of two tails land up, whichever comes first. What is the expected number of tosses of the coin? %3D

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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