A coin is biased so that the head is 3 times as likely to occur as tail. This coin is tossed until a head or…

A coin is biased so that the head is 3 times as likely to occur as tail. This coin is tossed until a head or three tails occur. If X denotes the number of tosses of the coin, then the mean of X is

  1. 3816
  2. 1516
  3. 2116
  4. 8164

Solution

It is given that P(H)=3P(T)

P(H)=34,P(T)=14

Since coin is tossed till either 1H or 3T occurs. So, process will end in the maximum of 3 throws.

Xi 1 2 3
PXi 34 14·34 14×14×14+14×14×34

Now we know that,

Mean is given by i=1nXiPXi 

Mean=1×34+2×316+3×116=2116

Hence, this is the correct option.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 1)

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