Given:
Probability of getting \(3=\frac{1}{6}\)
Probability of not getting \(3=1-\frac{1}{6}=\frac{5}{6}\)
The random variable \(X\) does represent number of throws required for getting \(3\).
So,
\(X=1, P(1)=\frac{1}{6}\)
\(X=2, P(2)=\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{6}\)
\(X=3, P(3)=\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{6}\)
\(X=4, P(4)=\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{6}\)
\(E[X]=\sum X P(X)\)
\(=(1)\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)+(2)\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)+3\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)+4\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3}\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \ldots\)
\(=\frac{1}{6}\left[1+(2)\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)+3\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}+4\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3} \ldots\right]\)
Let,
\(S-1+2\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)+3\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}+4\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3}\quad \quad ...(i)\)
\(\left(\frac{5}{6}\right) S=\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)+2\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}+3\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3}+4\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{4}\quad \quad ...(ii)\)
Equation \((i)\) \(-\) \((ii)\),
\(S-\frac{5}{6} S=1+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)(2-1)+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}+(3-2)+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3}(4-3) \ldots\)
\(\frac{1}{6} S=1+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{3} \ldots\)
\(\frac{1}{6} S=\frac{1}{1-\frac{5}{6}}=6\)
\(S=36\)
\(\therefore\) The expected value of \(X\):
\(E[X]=\frac{36}{6}=6\)