A fair coin is thrown repeatedly. What is the probability that a head appears for the first time on the throw?
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One way of solving this (impossible without multiple choice) is to substitute in n = 1 . Then the probability is obviously 2 1 and the only expression which is equal to this is 2 − n = 2 − 1 = 2 1