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a. For fixed n, are there values of p (0 ≤ p ≤ 1) for which V(X) = 0? Explain why this i...

a. For fixed n, are there values of p (0 ≤ p ≤ 1) for which V(X) = 0? Explain why this is so.

b. For what value of p is V(X) maximized? [Hint: Either graph V(X) as a function of p or else take a derivative.]

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