Player A will shut out (win by a score of 21-0) player B in a game of racquetball with probability 21 P = 1+p 2 Р 1-p+p², where p denotes the probability A will win any specific rally (independent of the server). (See [Keller, J], p. 267.) Determine, to within 10-3, the minimal value of p that will ensure that A will shut out B in at least half the matches they play. (use secant or bisection. or both)

Player A will shut out (win by a score of 21-0) player B in a game of racquetball with probability 21 P = 1+p 2 Р 1-p+p², where p denotes the probability A will win any specific rally (independent of the server). (See [Keller, J], p. 267.) Determine, to within 10-3, the minimal value of p that will ensure that A will shut out B in at least half the matches they play. (use secant or bisection. or both)

Calculus For The Life Sciences

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Chapter12: Probability

Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem

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