A person invests $2 in a market in which he may gain $1 with probability 1/2...
A person invests $2 in a market in which he may gain $1 with probability 1/2 or may lose $1 with probability 1/2 in a period independently:
a) What is the probability that the person ever goes broke?
b) What is the expected time periods to go broke?
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