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Let X and Y be independent Geometric(p) random variables. (a) What is P(X < Y)? (b)...

Let X and Y be independent Geometric(p) random variables.

(a) What is P(X < Y)?

(b) What is the probability mass function of the minimum min(X, Y )?

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