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A hunter has a chance `1/r^2` of shooting down a tiger from a distance r metres. He takes his first shot when the tiger is at a distance of 2 metres. If he misses then he takes the second shot when the tiger is at a distance of 3 metres and so on. If he misses at his sixth shot also then the tiger escapes. Find the probability that the hunter will be successful to shoot down the tiger.

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