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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

`(2)/(25)`

B

`(4)/(25)`

C

`(9)/(25)`

D

`(16)/(25)`

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