document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082447>Question 1082447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball player makes 80% of his free throws. We set him on the line of free-throw and informed him to shoot free throws until he misses. Let the random variable X be the number of free throws taken by the player until he misses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that his shots are independent, find the probability that he will make 4 shots<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	.0016<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	.00128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	.4096<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	.08192<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".80^4=.4096<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming he misses his 5th shot:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4096 x .2=0.08192 probability of making four free throws in a row before missing. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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