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An urn initially contains 1 red and 1 blue ball. At each stage, a ball is randomly withdra...

An urn initially contains 1 red and 1 blue ball. At each stage, a ball is randomly withdrawn and replaced by two other balls of the same color. (For instance, if the red ball is initially chosen, then there would be 2 red and 1 blue balls in the urn when the next selection occurs.) Show by mathematical induction that the probability that there are exactly i red balls in the urn after n stages have been completed is .

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