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QJEEM17Ma1acd: JEE Main 2017 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM17Ma1acd Solution: An unbiased coin is tossed eight times. The probability of…
An unbiased coin is tossed eight times. The probability of obtaining at least one head and at least one tail is :
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- A 255256
- B 127128
- C 6364
- D 12
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An unbiased coin is tossed 8 times which is same as 8 coins tossed 1 times.
Possible no. of out come = 28
Sample space = 28
Here in this condition, all head or all tail out come is not acceptable.
No. of times all head can occur
(H H H H H H H H) = 1
Probability (all head) = =
No. of times all tail can occur
(T T T T T T T T) = 1
Probability (all tail) = =
Required probability
= 1 (P (All head) + P (All tail))
= 1 ( + )
= 1
=
Here in this condition, all head or all tail out come is not acceptable.
No. of times all head can occur
(H H H H H H H H) = 1
No. of times all tail can occur
(T T T T T T T T) = 1
= 1
= 1
= 1
=