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Time of the \(k^\text{th}\) Arrival
\[Y_k=T_1+\ldots+T_k\] \[p_{Y_k}(t)=\binom{t-1}{k-1}p^k(1-p)^{t-k},\qquad t=k,k+1,\ldots\]