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A random variable X takes the values `0,1,2,3,...,`
with prbability `P(X=x)=k(x+1)((1)/(5))^x`, where k is a constant,
then `P(X=0)` is.

A

(a) `16/25`

B

(b) `17/25`

C

(c) `18/25`

D

(d) `19/25`

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