Compute E(N^2), for N∼Geom(p), by conditioning on the outcome of the first trial. Use this to calculate Var(N)
The distribution of is
When a failure occurs on the first trial, (conditioning on the failure of first trial)
The conditional expectation is
Now the unconditional expectation is
Now the unconditional expectation is
The variance is
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