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document.write( "In tossing n coins, the probability of getting k \"heads\" and m \"tails\",  where k + m = n,  is \r\n" );
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document.write( "    P = \"C%5Bn%5D%5Ek%2A%281%2F2%29%5Ek%2A%281%2F2%29%5Em\" = \"C%5Bn%5D%5Ek%2A%281%2F2%29%5E%28k%2Bm%29\" = \"C%5Bn%5D%5Ek%2A%281%2F2%29%5En\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the formula of binomial distribution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"C%5Bn%5D%5Ek\"  are the binomial coefficients.\r\n" );
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