A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail (T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like: 1. HHTH 2. TTHT 3. getting at least one head

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A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail
(T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like:
1. HHTH
2. TTHT
3. getting at least one head
Transcribed Image Text:A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail (T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like: 1. HHTH 2. TTHT 3. getting at least one head
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Step 1: Probabilities obtained.

Coin is flipped 4 times, the sample space  contains  2 to the power of 4 space equals 16 sample points. Since getting of H and T is equally likely

P(H) = 1 half = P(T)   or,  P(A subscript i right parenthesis space equals space 1 half space equals space P left parenthesis A subscript i to the power of c right parenthesis,  therefore,

1. P(HHTH) = 1 over 16

2. P(TTHT) = 1 over 16

3. Sample Space  S contains 16 sample points in which only  sample point TTTT does not have H

    Therefore P(Getting atleast one Head) is =15 over 16 

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