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A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the minimum value of n is .
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Correct answer: 4
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Let the coin be fair, so for each toss:
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We need the probability of getting at least one head in tosses to be at least .
Using the complement:
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The probability of getting all tails in tosses is:
Therefore,
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Given:
Rearranging:
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Now check integer values of :
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For : so this does not satisfy the condition.
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For : so this does satisfy the condition.
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Hence, the minimum value of is:
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