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JEE Main 202126 FebruaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
26 February
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2021 · 26 February · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Probability

A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability...

A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 77 heads is equal to probability of getting 99 heads, then the probability of getting 22 heads is

Options

  1. A15213\dfrac{15}{{2}^{13}}
  2. B15214\dfrac{15}{{2}^{14}}
  3. C15212\dfrac{15}{{2}^{12}}
  4. D1528\dfrac{15}{{2}^{8}}

Correct answer

A. 15213\dfrac{15}{{2}^{13}}

Step-by-step solution

Let the coin be tossed nn-times

P(H)=P(T)=12P\left(H\right) = P\left(T\right) = \dfrac{1}{2}

PP(77 heads)=C7n(12)n−7(12)7=C7n2n= C7 n {\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{n - 7}{\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{7} = \dfrac{C7 n}{{2}^{n}}

PP(99 heads)=C9n(12)n−9(12)9=C9n2n= C9 n {\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{n - 9}{\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{9} = \dfrac{C9 n}{{2}^{n}}

PP(77 heads)=P= P (77heads)

C7n=C9n⇒n=16C7 n = C9 n ⇒ n = 16

PP(22 heads)=C216(12)14(12)2=15×8216= C2 16 {\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{14}{\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{15 \times 8}{{2}^{16}}

PP(22 heads)=15213= \dfrac{15}{{2}^{13}}

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