Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2006 ia Paper 2 4F Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
Writing , the ordinary probability generating function isIts finite sum can be differentiated termwise, givingThe Dirichlet probability generating function is the different transform . Evaluating at gives the first ordinary moment, whereas differentiation gives . ThereforeThere is no convergence issue because the support is finite and all its values are positive.