To win a point in racquetball, a player must serve and then win a rally. If p is the probability of winning a rally, then the probability S of achieving a shutout (winning 21-0) is given by S = (1 + p)/2 * ( p/ 1 - p + p2 )21 Provided of course that each player is equally likely to have an initial serve. Note that the probabilities are strictly between 0 and 1. Find the rate of change of S with respect to p.

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To win a point in racquetball, a player must serve and then win a rally. If p is the probability of winning a rally, then the probability S of achieving a shutout (winning 21-0) is given by
S = (1 + p)/2 * ( p/ 1 - p + p2 )21
Provided of course that each player is equally likely to have an initial serve. Note that the probabilities are strictly between 0 and 1. Find the rate of change of S with respect to p.

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