面试题
有n个人,k个陷阱,每个陷阱通过的概率都是1/2,求通过人数的期望, k < = n k<=n k<=n
求掉入陷阱人数的期望
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E= \sum_{i=0}^{i=k}(1/2)^k*C(k,i)*i =(1/2)^k*\sum_{i=0}^{i=k}C(k,i)*i
E=i=0∑i=k(1/2)k∗C(k,i)∗i=(1/2)k∗i=0∑i=kC(k,i)∗i
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\sum_{i=0}^{i=k}C(k,i)*i=\sum_{i=1}^{i=k}C(k-1,i-1)*k=2^{k-1}*k
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答案就是 n − k / 2 n-k/2 n−k/2