Problem

Suppose that you are gambling against an infinitely rich adversary and at each stage you e...

Suppose that you are gambling against an infinitely rich adversary and at each stage you either win or lose 1 unit with respective probabilities p and 1 − p. Show that the probability that you eventually go broke is

where q = 1 − p and where i is your initial fortune.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 3

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3.19
3.25
3.41a

3.41b
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1P
1STPE
1TE
2P
2STPE

2TE
3P
3STPE
3TE
4P
4STPE

4TE
5P
5STPE
5TE
6P
6STPE

6TE
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7TE
8P
8STPE

8TE
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9STPE
9TE
10P
10STPE

10TE
11P
11STPE
11TE
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12STPE

12TE
13P
13STPE
13TE
14P
14STPE

14TE
15P
15STPE
15TE
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16STPE

16TE
17P
17STPE
17TE
18P
18STPE

18TE
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19TE
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20TE
21P
21STPE
21TE
22P
22STPE

22TE
23P
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24P
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25P

25TE
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27P
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28P

28TE
29P
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30P
31P
32P