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Suppose you have two coins which appear identical in your pocket. You know that one is fair and one is 2-headed. If you take one out, toss it and get a head, what is the probability that it was fair coin?

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To solve the problem, we will use Bayes' theorem to find the probability that the coin was fair given that we tossed it and got a head. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Define Events**: - Let \( E_1 \) be the event that the fair coin is chosen. - Let \( E_2 \) be the event that the two-headed coin is chosen. - Let \( H \) be the event that a head is obtained when the coin is tossed. ...
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