3 A coin weighted so that P(H) = and P(T) 2 is tossed four times. Let X is a random variable which denotes the longest string of tails which occurs. Find the distribution, expectation, variance and standard deviation of X

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A coin weighted so that P(H)
and P(T) = is
tossed four times. Let X is a random variable
which denotes the longest string of tails which
occurs. Find the distribution, expectation, variance
and standard deviation of X
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