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JEE Main 202311 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
11 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2023 · 11 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Probability

Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be (1)/(4) ....

Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be 14\dfrac{1}{4}. It is tossed repeatedly until a head appears. Let NN be the number of tosses required. If the probability that the equation 64x2+5Nx+1=064{x}^{2} + 5Nx + 1 = 0 has no real root is pq\dfrac{p}{q}, where pp and qq are co-prime, then q−pq - p is equal to..........

Correct answer

0

Step-by-step solution

Given a quadratic equation 64x2+5nx+1=064{x}^{2} + 5nx + 1 = 0 has no real roots, so

D<0D < 0

⇒25N2−4×64<0⇒ 25{N}^{2} - 4 \times 64 < 0

⇒N<165⇒N=1,2,3⇒ N < \dfrac{16}{5} ⇒ N = 1, 2, 3

And, For a biased coin, the probability of getting head is P=14,P = \dfrac{1}{4}, and probability of getting tail will be Q=34Q = \dfrac{3}{4}

So, required probability is

14+34⋅14+(34)2⋅14+(34)3⋅14=pq\dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{3}{4} \cdot \dfrac{1}{4} + {\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)}^{2} \cdot \dfrac{1}{4} + {\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)}^{3} \cdot \dfrac{1}{4} = \dfrac{p}{q}

⇒14(1−(34)3)1−(34)=pq⇒ \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{4}\left(1 - {\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)}^{3}\right)}{1 - \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)} = \dfrac{p}{q}

⇒1−(34)3=pq⇒ 1 - {\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)}^{3} = \dfrac{p}{q}

⇒1−2764=pq⇒ 1 - \dfrac{27}{64} = \dfrac{p}{q}

⇒pq=3764⇒ \dfrac{p}{q} = \dfrac{37}{64}

q−p=27q - p = 27

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