document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183845>Question 1183845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball player makes 80% of his free throws. We set him on the free throw line and told 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, what is the probability of this player missing a free throw for the first time on the fifth attempt?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.08192\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.0016\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.00128\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4096 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "He makes his first four free throws -- probability 0.8 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then he misses hs fifth -- probability 0.2.<br><BR>\n" );
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