Question

 Three unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. In which of the following cases are the events A and B independent?

(i) A be the event of getting exactly one tail

B be the event of getting exactly one head

(ii) A be the event that first coin shows tail

B be the event that third coin shows head

19 Jan 2026
Answer :
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For three unbiased coins, the sample space is: [ S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT} ] Case (i): * (A) = exactly one tail = ({HTH, HHT, THH}) * (B) = exactly one head = ({TTH, THT, HTT}) Check independence: (P(A \cap B) = P(\text{exactly one tail AND exactly one head})) * There is no outcome that has exactly
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