477.Three Geometrics in Strict Order
★★★classical probabilityCh. 2 — Axiomatic and Conditional Probability444+ Problems in Probability
Ty, Guy, and Psy each flip a fair coin repeatedly until their own first heads. Let , , be the numbers of flips they respectively need. Find .
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Sum the geometric series from the inside out — ties are what make this smaller than .
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