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384.Six Heads from a Random Coin

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conditional probabilityCh. 2 — Axiomatic and Conditional Probability444+ Problems in Probability
A bag contains biased coins whose heads-probability TT has density f(t)=2tf(t) = 2t on (0,1)(0,1). You draw a coin at random and toss it 6 times, winning if all 6 tosses are heads. What is your probability of winning?

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