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A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals:
A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals:
Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
- $\frac{1}{32}$
- $\frac{1}{2}$
- $\frac{3}{2}$
- $\frac{1}{5}$
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Let A be the event of getting tail in first four trial and B be the event of getting head in fifth trial.
$\therefore P\left(A\right) = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{4} P\left(B\right) = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5} $
$\because P\left(A \cap B\right) = P\left(A\right).P\left(B\right) = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5} $
$\because$ A and B are independent events
$\therefore$ Probability of head appearing on fifth toss equal.
$P\left(\frac{B}{A}\right) = \frac{P\left(A\cap B\right)}{P\left(A\right)\times P\left(B\right)} = \frac{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5}}{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{4}} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
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