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If a fair coin is tossed 5 times, the porbability that heads does not occur two or more times in a row is

A

`(12)/(2^(5))`

B

`(13)/(2^(5))`

C

`(14)/(2^(5))`

D

`(15)/(2^(5))`

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The correct Answer is:
B

Case (1): All tail `((1)/(2))^(5)`
Case(2): 4T,1H `""^(5)C_(4)((1)/(2))^(4).((1)/(2))^(5)=(5)/(2^(5))`
Case (3): `xxTxxTxxTxx`
`((1)/(2))^(3)xx""^(4)C_(2)xx((1)/(2))^(2)=(1)/(2^(5))xx6=(6)/(2^(5))`
Case (4),`xxTxxTxx`
`((1)/(2))^(2)xx((1)/(3))^(3)=(1)/(2^(5))`
overall `(13)/(2^(5))`
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