What is the value of the constant c for p(x) to qualify as a probability mass function?   ?(?)=?(1/4)x-1 ?? ? = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... and  p(x) = 0 otherwise.  How would you get c{1-1/4}-1 = 1

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What is the value of the constant c for p(x) to qualify as a probability mass function?

 

?(?)=?(1/4)x-1 ?? ? = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

and  p(x) = 0 otherwise. 

How would you get c{1-1/4}-1 = 1

Σ Ρ(x)=1,
x-1,23,4,5,.
x-1
Σ
=1
x-1,2,3,4,5.
2-1
3-1
4-1
5-1
+
+
+
=1
+
-1
=1
= 1
= 1
4
3.
Transcribed Image Text:Σ Ρ(x)=1, x-1,23,4,5,. x-1 Σ =1 x-1,2,3,4,5. 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 + + + =1 + -1 =1 = 1 = 1 4 3.
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