A and B play a game of tennis. The situation of the game is as follows: if one scores two consecutive points after a deuce, he wins; if loss of a point is followed by win of a point, it is deuce. The chance of a server to win a point is 2/3. The game is at deuce and A is serving. Probability that A will win the match is (serves are changed after each game)
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a
3/5
b
2/5
c
1/2
d
4/5
answer is C.
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Let us assume that A wins after n deuces, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, …….The probability of a deuce is (2/3) x (2/3) + (1/3) x (1/3) = (5/9). [A wins his serve, then B wins his serve or A loses his serve.] So, the probability that A wins game after n deuces is (5/9)n x (2/3) x (1/3). [After nth deuce, A serves and wins, then B serves and loses.] Therefore, the required probability of 'A' winning the game is∑n=0∞ 59n×23×13=11−59×29=12
A and B play a game of tennis. The situation of the game is as follows: if one scores two consecutive points after a deuce, he wins; if loss of a point is followed by win of a point, it is deuce. The chance of a server to win a point is 2/3. The game is at deuce and A is serving. Probability that A will win the match is (serves are changed after each game)