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Chapter 6, Problem 103CR
A transmitter is sending a message using a binary code (a sequence of 0’s and 1’s). Each transmitted bit (0 or 1) must pass through three relays to reach the receiver. At each relay, the
transmitter → relay 1 → relay 2 → relay 3 → receiver
- a. If a 1 is sent from the transmitter, what is the probability that a 1 is sent on by all three relays?
- b. If a 1 is sent from the transmitter, what is the probability that a 1 is received by the receiver? (Hint: The eight experimental outcomes can be displayed on a tree diagram with three generations of branches, one generation for each relay.)
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