Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #2 · Probability · Continuous distributions

With the same …, what is the probability that … is odd

With the same $p_{n} = (\frac{1}{2})^{n}$ , what is the probability that $X$ is odd? Why is $p_{n} = (\frac{1}{3})^{n}$ an impossible set of probabilities? What multiple $c (\frac{1}{3})^{n}$ is possible?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #2

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