A coin is tossed. If it shows a tail, we draw a ball from a box which contains 2 red and 3 black balls. If it shows head, we throw a die. Find the sample space for this experiment.

Let H denote the event of a head and T denote the event of a tail when coin is tossed

R1, R2 denote the event the red balls are drawn B1, B2, B3 denote the events black ball are drawn


1,2,3,4,5,6 denote the event the respective numbers come when the die is thrown


The following problem can be divided in two cases


Case 1: Tail turns up in the coin


We define the possible outcomes by an ordered set (x , y)


x denotes the first event the coin is tossed and tails turns up


y denotes the second event a ball is drawn


The sample space S1={(T,R1),(T,R2),(T,B1),(T,B2),(T,B3)}


Case 2: Head turns up in the coin


We define the possible outcomes by an ordered set (x , y)


x denotes the first event the coin is tossed and head turns up


y denotes the second event the die is thrown


The sample space S2={(H,1),(H,2),(H,3),(H,4),(H,5),(H,6)}


Therefore, the overall sample space for the problem= S1+ S2


S={( T,R1),(T,R2),(T,B1),(T,B2),(T,B3),(H,1),(H,2),(H,3),(H,4),(H,5),(H,6)}


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