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Let Qndenote the probability that no run of 3consecutive heads appears in ntosses of a fair coin. Show that

Qn=12Qn-1+14Qn-2+18Qn-3

Q0=Q1=Q2=1

Find Q8.

Hint: Condition on the first tail

Short Answer

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By following the formula, the value ofP8=81128

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01

given data

ntosses of a fair coin

Sn, there are no three heads in a row.

Aithe first tails is i=1,2,3,4,5,..

Probabilities:

PSn=Qn

PA1=12

PA2=1212=14

PA3=123=18

probabilities of a1, a2, a3 are obtained using independence:

Prove:

Qn=12Qn-1+14Qn-2+18Qn-3

Q0=Q1=Q2=1

02

Find the probabilities of Sn

The first tail can be divided by the number of eventsSn. If there are no three consecutive heads, a first tail can only appear in the first, second, or third row.

PSn=PSnA1+PSnA2+PSnA3 (1)

These intersections are mutually exclusive because A1,A2and A3are mutually exclusive.

Because all events are independent, after the initial tail, the remaining flips work in the same way as the original chain, but with a smaller size. consequently,

PSnA1=PA1PSn-1

PSnA2=PA1PSn-2

PSnA3=PA1PSn-3

substituting this into equation (1)and changing PSn=Qnwe obtain recursive

Qn=12Qn-1+14Qn-2+18Qn-3

Q0=Q1=Q2=1

03

Find Q8

Using recursive formula:

Qn=12Qn-1+14Qn-2+18Qn-3

Q0=Q1=Q2=1

Q3=121+141+181=78

Q4=1278+141+181=1316

Q5=121316+1478+181=34

Q7=121116+1434+181316=81128

Q8=1281128+141116+1834=149256

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