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JEE Advanced 2020Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2020
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Advanced 2020 · Paper 1 · Mathematics · Probability

Let C _ 1 and C _ 2 be two biased coins such that the probabilities...

Let C1{C}_{1} and C2{C}_{2} be two biased coins such that the probabilities of getting head in a single toss are 23\dfrac{2}{3} and 13\dfrac{1}{3}, respectively. Suppose α\alpha is the number of heads that appear when C1{C}_{1} is tossed twice, independently, and suppose β\beta is the number of heads that appear when C2{C}_{2} is tossed twice, independently. Then the probability that the roots of the quadratic polynomial x2−\alphax+β{x}^{2} - \alphax + \beta are real and equal, is

Options

  1. A4081\dfrac{40}{81}
  2. B2081\dfrac{20}{81}
  3. C12\dfrac{1}{2}
  4. D14\dfrac{1}{4}

Correct answer

B. 2081\dfrac{20}{81}

Step-by-step solution

For tossing two coins independently, maximum and minimum heads that can appear will be 2 and 02 \text{ and } 0 respectively.

Roots of equation x2−\alphax+β=0{x}^{2} - \alphax + \beta = 0 are real and equal, then discriminant D=0D = 0

⇒α2−4β=0⇒α2=4β⇒ {\alpha}^{2} - 4\beta = 0 ⇒ {\alpha}^{2} = 4\beta

⇒(α=0,β=0)or(α=2,β=1)⇒ \left(\alpha = 0, \beta = 0\right) or \left(\alpha = 2, \beta = 1\right)

Thus, the required probability

=C02(23)0(13)2.C02(13)0(23)2+C22(23)2(13)0.C12(13)1(23)1= C0 2 {\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)}^{0}{\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)}^{2} . C0 2 {\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)}^{0}{\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)}^{2} + C2 2 {\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)}^{2}{\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)}^{0} . C1 2 {\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)}^{1}{\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)}^{1}

=19×49+49×49=2081= \dfrac{1}{9} \times \dfrac{4}{9} + \dfrac{4}{9} \times \dfrac{4}{9} = \dfrac{20}{81}

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