Real Analysis/Probability - Sequence (Verify solution?)

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QUESTION::

Let $X_1$, $X_2$ , ... $X_n$ be IID random variables with

P($X_i$ = 1) = P($X_i$ = -1) = $p$

and P($X_i$ = 0) = $1- 2p$ $\forall i = 1, ... , n$

Define $a_n$ = P ($\prod_{i=1}^n X_i = 1$) ; $b_n$ = P ($\prod_{i=1}^n X_i = -1$) ; $c_n$ = P ($\prod_{i=1}^n X_i = 0$)

Estimate convergence of $ a_n , b_n , c_n $ as $ n \to \infty$

SOLUTION :: $a_n = p^n = b_n $ and $c_n = (1-2p)^n$

As $ n \to \infty$

$ a_n \to 0 , b_n \to 0 , c_n \to 1$

Is this the right approach ? Or is there something missing ?

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Hints:

$$c_n=1-P\left(\prod_{i=1}^nX_i\neq0\right)=1-(2p)^n$$

As Kavi made clear in his comments also your calculations of $a_n$ and $b_n$ are not correct.

Further note that $a_n+b_n+c_n=1$ for every $n$.

Try to prove that $a_n=b_n$ for every $n$ which leads to $a_n=b_n=\frac12(1-c_n)$.