Thomas stands on a street corner tossing a coin. He decides he will toss the coin 10 times, each time walking 1 block north if it lands heads up, and 1 block south if it lands tails up. Find the probability that he ends up 6 blocks south of his original corner.

Thomas stands on a street corner tossing a coin. He decides he will toss the coin 10 times, each time walking 1 block north if it lands heads up, and 1 block south if it lands tails up. Find the probability that he ends up 6 blocks south of his original corner.

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