Answer:
The probability mass function is
[tex]F(x) = [ \left \ 8 } \atop {x}} \right. ] * p^x * q^{n - x }[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question we are told that
The maximum transmission time is [tex]n = 8[/tex]
Generally the number of times a packet is transmitted follows a binomial distribution given that the the results of successive transmissions are independent of one another and that the probability of any particular transmission being successful is p
Generally the probability mass function is mathematically represented as
[tex]F(x) = [ \left \ 8 } \atop {x}} \right. ] * p^x * q^{n - x }[/tex]
Here x can take values x = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , ... , 7
