Three coins are tossed. Describe
(i) two events A and B which are mutually exclusive.
(ii) three events A, B and C which are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
(iii) two events A and B which are not mutually exclusive.
(iv) two events A and B which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive.
When three coins are tossed, then the sample space is
S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT}
Now, The subparts are:
(i) The two events which are mutually exclusive are when,
A: getting no tails
B: getting no heads
Then, A = {HHH} and B = {TTT}
SO, The intersection of this set will be null.
Or, The sets are disjoint.
(ii) Three events which are mutually exclusive and exhaustive are:
A: getting no heads
B: getting exactly one head
C:getting at least two head
So, A = {TTT} B = {TTH, THT, HTT} and C = {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH}
Since,
(iii) The two events that are not mutually exclusive are:
A:getting three heads
B:getting at least 2 heads
So, A = {HHH} B = {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH}
Since
(iv) The two events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive are:
A:getting exactly one head
B: getting exactly one tail
So, A = {HTT, THT, TTH} and B = {HHT, HTH, THH}
It is because