MJ shoots each basketball shot with probability p = 0.25, independent of previous results. Let X denote the number of shots attempted until MJ hits 2 baskets in a row. For instance, if A stands for a hit and B stands for a miss, then for the sequence ABAAABB..., we have X = 4. (a) What are the possible values for the random variable X? (b) Find P(X = 2) (c) Find P(X = 3) (d) Find E[X].

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MJ shoots each basketball shot with probability p = 0.25, independent of
previous results. Let X denote the number of shots attempted until MJ hits 2 baskets in a row.

For instance, if A stands for a hit and B stands for a miss, then for the sequence ABAAABB..., we have X = 4.


(a) What are the possible values for the random variable X?
(b) Find P(X = 2)
(c) Find P(X = 3)
(d) Find E[X].

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Geometric Distribution for a number of trials:

Suppose a Random Variable 'X' assumes the number of trials required to get the first success in a repetition of trials then 'X' follows a geometric distribution with probability mass function as

P(X=x)=qx-1.p, x=1,2,3,

here, 'p' is the parameter of the distribution that states the probability of success in a single trial.

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