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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A coin is tossed 6 times. The probability that tail appears odd number of times is:

  1. A \(^6C_3 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\)
  2. B \(\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  4. D \({ }^6 C_4\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\)
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(C) \(\frac{1}{2}\)

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\(P(\text{odd tails}) = P(X=1) + P(X=3) + P(X=5)\) \(P(X=k) = { }^6 C_k \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^k \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{6-k} = { }^6 C_k \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\) \(P(\text{odd tails}) = \left( { }^6 C_1 + { }^6 C_3 + { }^6 C_5 \right) \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6\)…
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