The expected (average) number of tosses of a fair coin required to obtain the first head is
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The expected (average) number of tosses of a fair coin required to obtain the first head is Evaluate this series and determine the expected number of tosses. Differentiate a geometric series.
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
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Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett
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