What is the value if the constant c for p(x) to qualify as a probability mass function?   p(x)=c(1/4)x-1 if x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... and p(x) = 0 otherwise.

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data
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What is the value if the constant c for p(x) to qualify as a probability mass function?

 

p(x)=c(1/4)x-1 if x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

and p(x) = 0 otherwise.

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