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A and B flip coins. A starts and continues flipping until a tail occurs, at which point B...

A and B flip coins. A starts and continues flipping until a tail occurs, at which point B starts flipping and continues until there is a tail. Then A takes over, and so on. Let P1 be the probability of the coin landing on heads when A flips and P2 when B flips. The winner of the game is the first one to get

(a) 2 heads in a row;


(b) a total of 2 heads;


(c) 3 heads in a row;


(d) a total of 3 heads.

In each case, find the probability that A wins.

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