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    Undergrad Independent Events Question: Coin Tossing

    Thank you, that was very helpful!
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    Undergrad Independent Events Question: Coin Tossing

    Hello all, I am working on this problem, have searched my textbook, this forum, etc and am still as lost. I suspect I need to (in some form) use the formula P(AB)/P(B) = P(A) as it is the integral formula of this section. Any suggestions or hints are greatly appreciated. A fair coin is...
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    Undergrad How Does Squaring a Matrix Affect Its Determinant?

    (Please help!) If A² = I, prove det A = ±1 If A² = I, show that det A = ±1 This book is very unclear, but I am assuming by "I" they mean the identity matrix with a size of 2x2. I have tried putting in A for row 1 column 1 - B for 1,2 - C for 2,1 and D for 2,2 multiplying and setting the...