Manipal MET2023MathematicsProbability
An unbaised coin is tossed n times. If the probability of getting 5 heads is equal to the probability of getting 6 heads, then the probability of getting 3 heads is
Options
- A¹¹ C₅ ( 1 2 )^5
- B¹¹ C₆ ( 1 2 )^6
- C¹¹ C₃ ( 1 2 )¹¹
- D11 1024
Correct answer
C. ¹¹ C₃ ( 1 2 )¹¹
Step-by-step solution
The coin is tossed n times. Let x denotes the number of heads in n trials and it is given that p(x=5)=p(x=6) ^n C₅ ( 1 2 )^n= ^n C₆ ( 1 2 )^n n=11 p(x=3)= ¹¹ C₃ ( 1 2 )¹¹