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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 32. Probability

Let C 1 and C 2 be two biased coins such that the probabilities of getting head in a single toss are 2 3 and 1 3 , respectively. Suppose α is the number of heads that appear when C 1 is tossed twice, independently, and suppose β is the number of heads that appear when C 2 is tossed twice, independently. Then the probability that the roots of the quadratic polynomial x 2 αx+β are real and equal, is

  1. A 4081
  2. B 2081
  3. C 12
  4. D 14
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(B) 2081

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For tossing two coins independently, maximum and minimum heads that can appear will be 2 & 0 respectively. Roots of equation x 2 αx+β=0 are real and equal, then discriminant D=0
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