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  1. \documentclass[11pt]{article}
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  3. \usepackage{fullpage}
  4. \usepackage{microtype}
  5. \usepackage{amsmath}
  6. \usepackage{amsfonts}
  7. \usepackage{amssymb}
  8. \usepackage{amsthm}
  9. \usepackage{enumitem}
  10. \usepackage{relsize}
  11. \usepackage{graphicx}
  12.  
  13. \begin{document}
  14.    
  15.     Proof:\\
  16.     \\
  17.     \begin{align*}
  18.     (1-2p)^n &= [(1-p) - p]^n\\
  19.     &= [(-p) + (1-p)]^n\\
  20.     &= \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} (-p)^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
  21.     &= \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} (-1)^k \cdot p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
  22.     &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k} +
  23.     \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \binom{n}{k} (-1)p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
  24.     &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k} -
  25.     \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
  26.     &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \mathbb{P}(X = k) -
  27.     \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \mathbb{P}(X = k)\\
  28.     &= \mathbb{P}(X = even) - \mathbb{P}(X = odd)
  29.     \end{align*}
  30.    
  31.     Since $X$ MUST be either odd or even:
  32.     \begin{equation*}
  33.     \mathbb{P}(X = even) + \mathbb{P}(X = odd) = 1
  34.     \end{equation*}
  35.     And so, adding these two equations together:
  36.     \begin{align*}
  37.     2\mathbb{P}(X = even) &= 1 + (1-2p)^n\\
  38.     \therefore \mathbb{P}(X = even) &= \frac{1}{2}\Big[1 + (1-2p)^n\Big]
  39.     \end{align*}
  40.    
  41. \end{document}
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