Question: Problem 4 A virus cell (generation 1) can either die with probability 1 p , or divide into two new cells with probability p .

 Problem 4 A virus cell (generation 1) can either die with

Problem 4 A virus cell (generation 1) can either die with probability 1 p , or divide into two new cells with probability p . If it divides, the two new cells (generation 2) can also die or divide into two new cells (creating generation 3) independently and with the same probabilities as the original cell. (a) Derive expected number of cells in generation 2 as function of p . (b) Derive expected number of cells in generation 3 as function of p V

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