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Packet Transmission 

A packet consisting of a string of symbols is transmitted over a noisy channel. Each symbol has a probability 0.0001 of being transmitted in error. Find the largest for which the probability of incorrect transmission (at least one symbol in error) is less than 0.001.

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The probability of an error in the transmission.

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Find the largest for which the probability of incorrect transmission is less than .

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