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Three players A, B, C toss a coin in turn till head shows. Let p be the probability that the coin shows a head. Let `alpha,beta,gamma` be respectively the probabilities that A, B and C get first head then

A

`alpha = p/(1-q^(3))`, where q = 1 - p

B

`beta = (p(1-p))/(1-q^(3))`

C

`gamma = (p-2p^(2)+P^(3))/(1-q^(3))`

D

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