Suppose you flip a coin t'wice. On any flip , the coin comes up heads with probability 1/4. Use Hi and Ti to denote the result of flip i. (a)   What is t he probability, P[H1 IH2], that the first flip is heads given that the second flip is heads? (b)  What is the probabilit:y that t he first flip is heads and the second flip is tails?

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. Suppose you flip a coin t'wice. On
any flip , the coin comes up heads with probability
1/4. Use Hi and Ti to denote the
result of flip i.
(a)   What is t he probability, P[H1 IH2], that
the first flip is heads given that the second
flip is heads?
(b)  What is the probabilit:y that t he first
flip is heads and the second flip is tails?

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