Tennis: two sets or three?
In a best-of-3-sets match between two players (no draws), is the match more likely to end in 2 sets or to go to 3 sets?
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- Write both probabilities in terms of p and q.
- Compare $p^2+q^2$ with $2pq$.
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Two sets
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