A coin is tossed three times. Let $X$ denote the number of times a tail follows a head. If $\mu$ and $\sigma^2$ denote the mean and variance of $X$, then the value of $64\left(\mu+\sigma^2\right)$ is:
Solution
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Outcome</th>
<th>$x_i$</th>
<th>$p_i$</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HHH</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TTT</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HHT</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HTH</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>THH</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TTH</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>THT</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HTT</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>$\frac{1}{8}$</td>
</tr>
</table>
$\begin{aligned} & \mu=\sum x_i P_i=\frac{1}{2} \\ & \sigma^2=\sum x_i^2 P_i-\mu^2 \\ & =\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{4} \\ & 64\left(\mu+\sigma^2\right)=64\left[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}\right] \\ & =64 \times \frac{3}{4}=48\end{aligned}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Probability · Topic: Classical and Axiomatic Probability
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