Q. A coin is tossed 10 times. The probability of getting exactly six heads is

A) $\frac{512}{513}$
B) $\frac{105}{512}$
C) $\frac{100}{153}$
D) ${\ ^{10}C}_{6}$
Explanation

(b)
Let $p = P$(getting a head)$= \frac{1}{2},\ q = P$(getting no head)$= \frac{1}{2}$
By using binomial distribution,
Required probability $P$(six heads)
$= {\ ^{10}C}_{6}\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{6}\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{4} = \frac{10!}{6!4!} \times \frac{1}{2^{10}}$
$= \frac{10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7}{4 \times 3 \times 2} \times \frac{1}{2^{10}} = \frac{105}{512}$

Dr. Abubacker
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Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.