A fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let X denote the number of tosses required and let , and . Then is equal to ____.
Answer: 12
Solution
is geometric with success probability : .
(the first two rolls miss).
By the memoryless property, .
(the first two rolls miss).
By the memoryless property, .
JEE Main · 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 · Shift 1 · Integer answer