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Let X have the moment generating function of Example 3.29 and let Y = X "-1....

Let X have the moment generating function of Example 3.29 and let Y = X "-1. Recall that X is the number of people who need to be checked to get someone who is Rh+, so Y is the number of people checked before the first Rh+ person is found. Find MY(t) using the second proposition.

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