The coin has no memory of your bad luck
You are flipping a fair coin, waiting for your first heads. So far you have flipped five tails in a row.
Given those five tails, what is the expected number of additional flips until you finally get heads?
You are flipping a fair coin, waiting for your first heads. So far you have flipped five tails in a row.
Given those five tails, what is the expected number of additional flips until you finally get heads?