Determine probablity that a wins contest if a plays first

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Two players A&B take turns on a gambling machine until one of them scores a success, the first to do so being the winner. Their probabilities for success on a single play are p for A and q for B, and successive plays are independent. Determine the probablity that A wins the contest given A plays first.

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