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Then later on......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:36:53 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculating-bloch-wigner-dilogarithm.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculating-bloch-wigner-dilogarithm.htmlIs there some tool/calculator (or some tables) for explicitly calculating values of the Bloch-Wigner dilogarithm?...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:36:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/understanding-the-assumptions-in-the-reverse-fatou-039-s-lemma.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/understanding-the-assumptions-in-the-reverse-fatou-039-s-lemma.htmlFatou's Lemma says the following: If $(f_n)$ is a sequence of extended real-valued, nonnegative, measurable functions defined on a measure space $\left(\mathbf{X},\mathcal{X},\mu\right)$, then ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:33:45 -0400https://pop.com.sg/looking-for-induction-problems-that-are-not-formula-based.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/looking-for-induction-problems-that-are-not-formula-based.htmlI am looking for problems that use induction in their proofs such as this one: Given a checker board with one square removed you can cover it with L-shaped pieces made out of three squares. This p......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:27:42 -0400https://pop.com.sg/point-set-topology.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/point-set-topology.htmlSome time back, I tried reading Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis and I found no trouble with the introductory chapter. In chapter II I encountered point set topology. The number of theor......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:27:26 -0400https://pop.com.sg/continuous-of-square-root-of-e-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/continuous-of-square-root-of-e-duplicate.htmlEvaluate $$\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\cdots}}}}$$ My attempt: Let $$x=\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\cdots}}}}$$ $$x^2=e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\sqrt{e\cdots}}}$$ But I've no idea, how to proceed. Hope s......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:26:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/del-partial-delta-nabla-correct-enunciation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/del-partial-delta-nabla-correct-enunciation.htmlI've come across various different symbols being pronounced as "del". What is the internationally accepted del? 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Si......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:04:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/general-cartesian-rectangular-equation-for-polar-rose-r-sin-k-theta.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/general-cartesian-rectangular-equation-for-polar-rose-r-sin-k-theta.htmlHow do I convert the Polar Equation $r=\sin(k \theta)$ to Cartesian Equation? I understand that $r^2=x^2+y^2$ and that $x=r\cos\theta$ and $y=r\sin\theta$, but no matter how I try to arrange them it ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:56:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/prove-the-formula-for-the-foci-of-an-ellipse.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/prove-the-formula-for-the-foci-of-an-ellipse.htmlI have summarized the question below: If the vertices of an ellipse centered at the origin are $(a,0),(-a,0),(0,b),$ and $(0,-b)$, and $a>b$, prove that for foci at $(\pm c,0)$, $c^2=a^2-b^2$......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:52:48 -0400https://pop.com.sg/must-every-probability-distribution-over-a-countable-set-be-discrete.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/must-every-probability-distribution-over-a-countable-set-be-discrete.htmlIntuitively I expect this to follow from countable additivity, but there are ideas I can't rule out such as: Select a real number r from the uniform distribution over [0, 1]. If r is exactly 0.5, ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:47:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/meaning-of-almost-everywhere-in-measure-theory.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/meaning-of-almost-everywhere-in-measure-theory.htmlI'm slightly confused about the term almost everywhere as it is used in Folland's real analysis. Given a measure space $(X, \mathcal{M}, \mu)$ Suppose $f \equiv g$, $\mu$-almost everywhere where ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:35:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/taylor-series-expansion-of-sin-x-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/taylor-series-expansion-of-sin-x-closed.htmlI understand that Taylor series expansion for $\sin(x)$ is derived as follow: $$ \sin(x) = x - \frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^5}{5!}-... $$ Now, what exactly is the first, second, and third term? Is the f......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:31:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-inverse-of-2-x-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-inverse-of-2-x-duplicate.htmlNote: This may not be correct mathematical term, so in case of confusion, I mean what division is to multiplication. If not, just poke me in the comments. I was given this the other day: $2^x=8$ ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:25:45 -0400https://pop.com.sg/derive-gaussian-quadrature-formula-for-three-points.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/derive-gaussian-quadrature-formula-for-three-points.htmlAs Gaussian quadrature rule $$\int_{-1}^{1}f(x)dx \approx c_1f(x_1)+c_2f(x_2)+c_3f(x_3)\qquad(*)$$ for three nodes We have three weights, $c_1,c_2,c_3$ and three nodes ,$x_1,x_2,x_3$ to find. Now ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:25:04 -0400https://pop.com.sg/definitional-question-difference-between-a-correspondence-and-a-functi.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/definitional-question-difference-between-a-correspondence-and-a-functi.htmlIs there a difference between a correspondence and a function? For example, in game theory I am told that for a given strategy set, $\Sigma_i$, the best response given by $BR_i(\sigma_{-i})=\text{a......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:19:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/in-statistics-why-do-you-reject-the-null-hypothesis-when-the-p-value-i.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/in-statistics-why-do-you-reject-the-null-hypothesis-when-the-p-value-i.htmlThis is a question that I've always wondered in statistics, but never had the guts to ask the professor. The professor would say that if the p-value is less than or equal to the level of significan......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:13:00 -0400https://pop.com.sg/license-plate-permutations.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/license-plate-permutations.htmlA state has changed its license plate numbering system for the three largest counties. Before the change, each plate had the number 1, 2, or 3, followed by either one or two letters, followed by 3 ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:08:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/linear-algebra-for-computer-scientists.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/linear-algebra-for-computer-scientists.htmlI'm planning a linear algebra course for computer science freshmen. Do you have any good textbook to recommend?...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:08:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-simplify-sqrt-50y-8-to-5y-4-sqrt-2.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-simplify-sqrt-50y-8-to-5y-4-sqrt-2.htmlQuestion is in the title. My textbook has given me the question and solution but nothing in between. For this question I do not even know where to start. In this chapter I've been learning about ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:06:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/classification-of-finite-rank-abelian-groups.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/classification-of-finite-rank-abelian-groups.htmlAn Abelian group $A$ is said to be finite rank if there is a natural number $n$ such that any finitely generated subgroup of $A$ can be generated by no more than $n$ elements. It is well-known that a ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:03:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculation-of-the-derivative-of-e-cos-x-from-first-principles.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculation-of-the-derivative-of-e-cos-x-from-first-principles.htmlThe derivative of $e^{\cos(x)}$ is $-\sin(x)e^{\cos(x)}$. However I would like to prove it using first principles, i.e. by using $f'(x)=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$. I tried Taylor series but......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:01:16 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-max-value-of-this-function-and-find-the-limit-to-infin.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-max-value-of-this-function-and-find-the-limit-to-infin.htmlThe Question derivative of f(x) $$ 0 = (1-x)^n -n(1-x)^{n-1}x $$ $$ $$ finding the x in terms of n divide f '(x) by $$ (1-x)^{n-1}$$ $$ $$ $$ 0 = (1-x) - xn $$ $$ x = \frac{1} {1 + n} $$ i'm......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:49:53 -0400https://pop.com.sg/derivative-the-tangent-line-y-x-2-4x-5-2-7.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/derivative-the-tangent-line-y-x-2-4x-5-2-7.htmlI was just introduced to derivatives. I have a problem, Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph at the indicated point. The question was, $$y=x^2 -4x -5 ; (-2,7)$$ So the indicated ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:32:41 -0400https://pop.com.sg/solving-2-2-sin-x-2-sin-x-6-0.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/solving-2-2-sin-x-2-sin-x-6-0.htmlCan someone help me with this question. The mark scheme says its C but i have no idea why or how you get to that....Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:30:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-is-graduate-abstract-algebra-different-from-undergraduate-abstract.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-is-graduate-abstract-algebra-different-from-undergraduate-abstract.htmlI am currently an undergraduate math student. (In fact, freshmen.) I know that usually abstract algebra is taught somehow late in the undergraduate course, and curious how studies of abstract alge......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:21:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/characteristic-map-of-a-n-cell-in-a-cw-complex.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/characteristic-map-of-a-n-cell-in-a-cw-complex.htmlI have a problem in understanding the purpose of the definition of a CW complex. What really would help me is to understand the following: Let $\sigma$ be a n-cell and $\Phi_\sigma:\mathbb D^n \to......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:11:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-equation-of-an-ellipsoid-given-the-center-and-two-trac.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-equation-of-an-ellipsoid-given-the-center-and-two-trac.htmlIf a center of an ellipsoid $E$ is $(1,k,0)$ and the trace of $E$ when $z=0$ is $x^2+y^2-2x-8y+16=0$ and when $x=1$ it is $-9y^2-z^2+72y=135$. Determine the equation of E So, the ellipsoid has the ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:53:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/cubing-the-expression-of-a-complex-number.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/cubing-the-expression-of-a-complex-number.htmlCalculate the solutions to $$\left(-8-8\sqrt{3}i\right)^3$$ I would really appreciate if you could help me with this. Thanks...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:47:43 -0400https://pop.com.sg/if-the-lateral-surface-area-of-a-square-based-pyramid-with-equal-edges.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/if-the-lateral-surface-area-of-a-square-based-pyramid-with-equal-edges.htmlThe lateral surface area of a square based pyramid having equal edges is $144√3$ cm^2. Find the area of base. My Attempt: let, length of base =$a$ slant height=$l$ Then, $$L.S.A. of pyramid=144......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:44:20 -0400https://pop.com.sg/levi-civita-and-kronecker-delta-properties.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/levi-civita-and-kronecker-delta-properties.htmlI'm trying to grasp Levi-civita and Kronecker del notation to use when evaluating geophysical tensors, but I came across a few problems in the book I'm reading that have me stumped. 1) $\delta_{i......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:29:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-mapping-and-morphism.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-mapping-and-morphism.htmlI wonder if there's differences between Mapping and Morphism. Although the terms are used in different context i.e. mapping for set theory and morphism for category theory, from my understanding th......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:22:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/advantage-of-first-order-logic-over-second-order-logic.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/advantage-of-first-order-logic-over-second-order-logic.htmlAs I look over the post that has the similar question, I began to wonder: The only reason I found is that first-order logic can prove validity of some second-order logic formula/sentences, as some......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:16:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/almost-sure-convergence-of-a-sequence-of-random-variables.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/almost-sure-convergence-of-a-sequence-of-random-variables.htmlOnce again I've encountered a problem, which might not be difficult: I'm given a sequence of random variables $ (X_n) $, each with density function $g_n(x) = nx^{n-1} \textbf{1}_{(0,1]} $. I am to ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:08:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/solving-differential-equation-y-039-cos-xy.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/solving-differential-equation-y-039-cos-xy.htmlMy question is about solving differential equation $y'=\cos(xy)$. I tried to changing variable $u=xy$ \begin{align*} u &= xy \\ \frac{du}{dx} &= y+ x\frac{dy}{dx}\\ \frac{dy}{dx} &= \fr......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:55:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/on-the-definition-of-locally-connected-spaces.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/on-the-definition-of-locally-connected-spaces.htmlI have seen two a priori different definitions of locally connected space : 1) For all point $x$, and neighborhood $V$ of $x$, there is a connected neighborhood $C$ of $x$ such that $C\subseteq V......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:46:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-the-domain-and-range-of-the-function-f-x-y-sqrt-x-y-and-sketch-th.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-the-domain-and-range-of-the-function-f-x-y-sqrt-x-y-and-sketch-th.htmlI have found the domain to be $y \geq -x$. 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Is there a simple formula in order to ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:27:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-x-x-a-proper-or-improper-fraction.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-x-x-a-proper-or-improper-fraction.htmlIf the numerator is greater than the denominator, it's improper. The other way around, it's proper. What if the numerator is the same as the denominator?...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:21:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-write-k-is-equal-to-any-integer-in-symbols.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-write-k-is-equal-to-any-integer-in-symbols.htmlHow do you state that $k$ is equal to any integer in the following? The solutions to this equation $$2\sin(3x)-1=0$$ are $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x=\dfrac{\pi}{18}+\dfrac{2\pi}{3}k\\[4......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:18:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-isomorphic-graph-of-k4-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-isomorphic-graph-of-k4-closed.htmlWhat is the isomorphic graph of a k4 graph? Is every complete graph isomorphic to itself? If there are any theorems related to it, it would be highly appreciated to be pointed out here. Thanks....Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:09:06 -0400https://pop.com.sg/expectation-of-stopping-time-w-r-t-a-brownian-motion.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/expectation-of-stopping-time-w-r-t-a-brownian-motion.htmlHow do you take the expectation of a stopping time with respect to a Brownian motion? The specific question is: $$ \tau = \inf\{ t \ge 0: B(t) \in \{-a, b\}\} $$ I understand the optional stopping ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:55:54 -0400https://pop.com.sg/partial-differential-equation-change-of-variables.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/partial-differential-equation-change-of-variables.htmlI am given the following; $u(x,y)$ satisfes, $$2\frac{\partial ^ 2u}{\partial x^2} +3\frac{\partial ^ 2u}{\partial y^2}-7\frac{\partial ^ 2u}{\partial x \partial y}=0 $$ Use a change of variables......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:54:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-take-the-third-derivative-of-this-function-without-it-getting-e.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-take-the-third-derivative-of-this-function-without-it-getting-e.htmlI have the equation $x^2 +xy + y^3 = 1$ and I'm being asked to find $y'''(x)$ at the point where $x=1$. I calculate $f'(x) = {{-y-2x}\over{x+3y^2}}$ When I try to take the second derivative of the ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:43:04 -0400https://pop.com.sg/understanding-the-definition-of-the-center-z-g-of-a-group-g.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/understanding-the-definition-of-the-center-z-g-of-a-group-g.htmlI'm having trouble understanding the definition of "center" in group theory. My textbook says: "The center, $Z(G)$, of a group is the subset of elements in $G$ that commute with every element of......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:29:48 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-tell-wolfram-alpha-that-i-want-the-fourth-derivative-of-y-in-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-tell-wolfram-alpha-that-i-want-the-fourth-derivative-of-y-in-.htmlFor example, how would I enter y^(IV) - 16y = 0? typing out fourth derivative, and putting four ' marks does not seem to work....Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:26:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/induction-proof-dealing-with-geometric-series-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/induction-proof-dealing-with-geometric-series-duplicate.html$1+r+(r^2)+...+r^n= \frac{1-r^{n+1}} {1-r}$ Any help would be appreciated in solving the geometric series....Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:24:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-does-this-notation-mean-f-u.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-does-this-notation-mean-f-u.htmlIf $F$ is a function and $U$ is a set, then what does $F|U$ mean? In http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-101-analysis-ii-fall-2005/lecture-notes/lecture6.pdf, the Inverse Function Theorem, ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:17:46 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-are-modular-lattices-important.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-are-modular-lattices-important.htmlA lattice $(L,\leq)$ is said to be modular when $$ (\forall x,a,b\in L)\quad x \leq b \implies x \vee (a \wedge b) = (x \vee a) \wedge b, $$ where $\vee$ is the join operation, and $\wedge$ is the ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:03:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-generating-function-and-the-closed-form-for-the-genera.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-the-generating-function-and-the-closed-form-for-the-genera.htmlI'm trying to find the generating function and the closed form for the generating form for this sequence: $0,1,-2,4,-8,16,-32,64...$ I've tried the following: I think it's an index shift so that......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:02:48 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-minimum-number-of-edges-should-be-removed-from-k-6-to-get-plan.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-minimum-number-of-edges-should-be-removed-from-k-6-to-get-plan.htmlWhat is minimum number of edges should be removed from $K_6$ to get planar graph? It is easy to show it just with picture.. but is it possible to prove it analytically?...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-a-trivial-and-a-non-trivial-solution-in-terms-of-linear-algebr.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-a-trivial-and-a-non-trivial-solution-in-terms-of-linear-algebr.htmlThe homogeneous unique solution always gives a trivial solution but trivial solution consists of zeros e.g $\{0,0,0\}$ but what if the solution is still homogeneous unique solution but not in the f......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:58:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculating-this-riemann-sum-limit.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculating-this-riemann-sum-limit.htmlCalculate the limit $$\lim_{n\to \infty} {\sum_{k=1}^{n} {\left(\frac{nk-1}{n^3}\right) \sin\frac{k}{n}}}$$ How exactly do we calculate this limit of the Riemann sum? I am never able to find what ......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:55:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/coin-flip-betting-system.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/coin-flip-betting-system.html-Read comments before posting I came up with a betting system that seems to defy logic... explain why its wrong? Here's the "logic" behind it Rule: If you flip a coin enough times(x) the number of ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:53:30 -0400https://pop.com.sg/can-a-surjection-and-injection-exist-but-not-a-bijection-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/can-a-surjection-and-injection-exist-but-not-a-bijection-duplicate.htmlIf I there exists an injection $\phi: S_1 \to S_2$ and a surjection $\tau: S_1 \to S_2$, does there necessarily exist a bijection between sets $S_1$ and $S_2$? I'd like this to be true, but I don'......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:47:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-riemann-sphere.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-riemann-sphere.htmlReading from wikipedia I understood that Riemann Sphere is used to represent extended complex plane. But it would be great if someone could explain it in a less technical manner....Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:42:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculating-a-minimum-surface-area-of-a-box.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculating-a-minimum-surface-area-of-a-box.htmlI want to calculate the minimum surface area of a (closed) box for a given volume. So let’s say I have a given volume V (e.g. V=10m^3). And I need a box where all the surface area is as minimal as ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:28:00 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-does-tree-3-grow-to-get-so-big-laymen-explanation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-does-tree-3-grow-to-get-so-big-laymen-explanation.htmlI am not a mathematician but I am interested in big numbers. I find them to be really interesting, almost god-like. I am watching a series of videos from David Metzler on YouTube. I have a basic ...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:19:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/trial-solutions-for-differential-equations.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/trial-solutions-for-differential-equations.htmlI have a question from my Differential Equations & Linear Algebra class. When you're trying to find the general solution to an nth order linear non-homogeneous differential equation, you have t......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:02:57 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-10-choose-2-and-10-choose-1-times-9-cho.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-10-choose-2-and-10-choose-1-times-9-cho.htmlI'm not able to understand the difference between these two. Don't both just give the number of ways of selecting $2$ objects from a total of $10$? Maybe the difference is that ${10 \choose 2}$ gi......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:54:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-compute-a-double-weighted-average-in-other-words-an-average-w.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-compute-a-double-weighted-average-in-other-words-an-average-w.htmlThis might be a simple question... I was wondering, how does one take a double weighted average? (honestly, don't know if that is what it is called). For example, let's say that we are working wit......Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:49:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/expected-number-of-coin-flips-to-get-three-heads-or-three-tails.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/expected-number-of-coin-flips-to-get-three-heads-or-three-tails.htmlWe both play a game where we flip a coin. You win if 3 heads appear, I win if 3 tails appear. What is the expected number of flips for the game to end. 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