Suppose that N+ 1 balls, of which a+b+1 are red and N-a-bare blue, are arranged in a linear order in such a way that all (N + 1)! possible orders are equally likely. Assume that a, b20.

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Suppose that N+1 balls, of which a+b+1 are red and N-a-bare blue, are arranged
in a linear order in such a way that all (N + 1)! possible orders are equally likely. Assume that
a, b 2 0.
Argue that
N-b
N +1
+ b+1,
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that N+1 balls, of which a+b+1 are red and N-a-bare blue, are arranged in a linear order in such a way that all (N + 1)! possible orders are equally likely. Assume that a, b 2 0. Argue that N-b N +1 + b+1, %3D kma
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