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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

An unbiased coin is tossed \(n\) times. If the probability of getting atleast one head is greater than 0.8 , then the least value of \(n\) is

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 5
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(B) 3

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The probability of getting at least one head \[ \begin{aligned} & =1-(\text { probability of getting no head) } \\ & =1-{ }^n C_n\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n=1-\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n>0.8 \text { (given), } \\ & \Rightarrow\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n 5 \end{aligned} \] The least…