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A and B throw a coin alternately till one of them gets a head and wins the game. If A starts the game, find the probability of winning by A.
2/3
1/3
1/4
None of these
If A starts the game, P(A win the 1st game) = 12 Suppose A does not win 1st game.
For A to participate in the 3rd game, A must lose 1st game and B must lose 2nd game.
Hence this is conditional probability. P(A win 3rd game given A lost 1st game and B lost 2nd game) = P(A win 3rd game) × P(A lost 1st game) × P(B lost 2nd game) = 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 = (1/2)^3 Similarly, P(A win 5th game given A lost 1st game ,B lost 2nd game, A lost 3rd game, B lost 4th game) = 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 = (1/2)^5 This process continues till A or B wins the game.
Assuming game is happening for a large number of times where A and B tosses alternatively. Therefore P(A wins the game) = 1/2 + (1/2)^3 + (1/2)^5 +.... This is a geometrical progression with first term,
a = 12 and common ratio, r =(1/2)^2 = 1/4. This is sum of term of infinite terms with r<1. therefore, P(A wins the game) =1/2 /1−1/4 = 23 P(B wins the game) = 1 - P(A wins the game) = 1 − 2/3 = 1/3 Therefore,Probability of the player who starts the game wins = 2/3
Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.
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