function [ x, seed ] = geometric_sample ( a, seed ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% GEOMETRIC_SAMPLE samples the Geometric PDF. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 12 September 2004 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, real A, the probability of success on one trial. % 0.0 <= A <= 1.0. % % Input, integer SEED, a seed for the random number generator. % % Output, integer X, a sample of the PDF. % % Output, integer SEED, an updated seed for the random number generator. % [ cdf, seed ] = r8_uniform_01 ( seed ); x = geometric_cdf_inv ( cdf, a ); return end