A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail (T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like: 1. HHTH 2. TTHT 3. getting at least one head

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Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail
(T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like:
1. HHTH
2. TTHT
3. getting at least one head
Transcribed Image Text:A coin is flipped independently several times. Let the event A; represent a head (H) on the ith toss; thus A represents a tail (T). Assume that A; and A are equally likely. Find the probabilities of observing sequence like: 1. HHTH 2. TTHT 3. getting at least one head
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