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- \documentclass[11pt]{article}
- \usepackage{fullpage}
- \usepackage{microtype}
- \usepackage{amsmath}
- \usepackage{amsfonts}
- \usepackage{amssymb}
- \usepackage{amsthm}
- \usepackage{enumitem}
- \usepackage{relsize}
- \usepackage{graphicx}
- \begin{document}
- Proof:\\
- \\
- \begin{align*}
- (1-2p)^n &= [(1-p) - p]^n\\
- &= [(-p) + (1-p)]^n\\
- &= \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} (-p)^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
- &= \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} (-1)^k \cdot p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
- &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k} +
- \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \binom{n}{k} (-1)p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
- &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k} -
- \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \binom{n}{k} p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\
- &= \sum_{k \text{ is even}} \mathbb{P}(X = k) -
- \sum_{k \text{ is odd}} \mathbb{P}(X = k)\\
- &= \mathbb{P}(X = even) - \mathbb{P}(X = odd)
- \end{align*}
- Since $X$ MUST be either odd or even:
- \begin{equation*}
- \mathbb{P}(X = even) + \mathbb{P}(X = odd) = 1
- \end{equation*}
- And so, adding these two equations together:
- \begin{align*}
- 2\mathbb{P}(X = even) &= 1 + (1-2p)^n\\
- \therefore \mathbb{P}(X = even) &= \frac{1}{2}\Big[1 + (1-2p)^n\Big]
- \end{align*}
- \end{document}
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