There are two coins, one with probability p1 of getting Heads and the other with probabilityp2 of getting heads. One of the coins is randomly chosen (with equal probabilities for thetwo coins). It is then flipped n ≥ 2 times. Let X be the number of times it lands Heads.(a) Find the PMF of X. Your answer should be a formula involving n, k, p1,and p2. (Hint: Law of Total Probability.)(b) What is the distribution of X if p1 = p2?

There are two coins, one with probability p1 of getting Heads and the other with probabilityp2 of getting heads. One of the coins is randomly chosen (with equal probabilities for thetwo coins). It is then flipped n ≥ 2 times. Let X be the number of times it lands Heads.(a) Find the PMF of X. Your answer should be a formula involving n, k, p1,and p2. (Hint: Law of Total Probability.)(b) What is the distribution of X if p1 = p2?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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