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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

The minimum number of times a fair coin needs to be tossed, so that the probability of getting at least two heads is at least 0.96 is

  1. A \(5\)
  2. B \(6\)
  3. C \(7\)
  4. D \(8\)
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(D) \(8\)

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The probability of getting exactly 1 head in \(n\) toss \(=\frac{1}{2^n}\) the probability of getting exactly 1 head in \(\mathrm{n}\) toss \(=\frac{{ }^n C_1}{2^n}\) The probability of getting at least 2 head \(=1-\frac{n+1}{2^n}\) Now,…