Consecutive Tails

MediumProbability

Suppose a coin is flipped $10$ times and the outcomes are recorded. Find the probability that any tails occur only in consecutive pairs. For example, with $4$ flips, $TTHH, TTTT,$ and $HHHH$ are both valid, but $HTHH$ and $TTTH$ are not valid.

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