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Geometric or not? Determine whether each of the following scenarios describes a geometric setting. If so, define an appropriate geometric random variable. (a) Shuffle a standard deck of playing cards well. Then turn over one card at a time from the top of the deck until you get an ace. (b) Lawrence likes to shoot a bow and arrow in his free time. On any shot, he has about a 10% chance of hitting the bulls-eye. As a challenge one day, Lawrence decides to keep shooting until he gets a bulls-eye.

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Geometric or not? Determine whether each of the following scenarios describes a geometric setting. If so, define an appropriate geometric random variable. (a) Shuffle a standard deck of playing cards well. Then turn over one card at a time from the top of the deck until you get an ace. (b) Lawrence likes to shoot a bow and arrow in his free time. On any shot, he has about a 10% chance of hitting the bulls-eye. As a challenge one day, Lawrence decides to keep shooting until he gets a bulls-eye.

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We have to determine whether each of the following scenarios describes a geometric setting. If so, define an appropriate geometric random variable.

 

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