To find:
The
Answer to Problem 1E
Solution:
The sample space when two coins are tossed is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
An experiment of tossing two coins.
Approach:
A probability experiment (also called random experiment) is defined as any process whose outcome can be any one of all the possible outcomes, which depends entirely on chance. An outcome is defined as the result of the experiment. A set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called a sample space.
There are only two possible outcomes in tossing a coin, i.e. heads or tails. Let the occurrence of a head be denoted by ‘H’ and the occurrence of a tail be denoted by ‘T’. When two coins are tossed, there can only be four possible outcomes – both the coins show heads, 1st coin shows head and 2nd coin shows tail, 1st coin shows tail and 2nd coin shows head, and both the coins show tails. Therefore, the sample space (denoted by S) becomes,
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