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A, B, and C take turns flipping a coin. The first one to get a head wins. The sample space of this experiment can be defined by

S=1,01,001,0001,...,0000···

(a) Interpret the sample space.

(b) Define the following events in terms of S:

(i) Awins = A.

(ii) Bwins = B.

(iii) (A∪B)c.

Assume that A flips first, then B, then C, then A, and so on.

Short Answer

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(a) The sample space tells about the winning of A, B and C.

(b)

(i) SA=1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

(ii) SB=0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

(iii)localid="1649255572171" SA∪Bc=0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

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Part (a) Step 1. Interpret the sample space.

It is given that, A, B, and C take turns flipping a coin. The first one to get a head wins.

The given sample space is

S=1,01,001,0001,...,0000···

1: A wins on first throw.

01: A does not get head, B gets head and win.

role="math" localid="1649255091122" 001: A and B do not get head, C gets head and win.

0001: A, B, and C do not get head, A gets head in fourth toss and win.

0000...: A, B, and C do not get head in repeated throws.

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Part (b) (i) Step 1. Define SA.

A can win in first throw or in fourth throw or in seventh throw and so on.

Therefore,SA=1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,..........
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Part (b) (ii) Step 1. Define SB

B can win in second throw or in fifth throw or in eighth throw and so on.

Therefore, SB=0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

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Part (b) (iii) Step 1. Define SA∪Bc.

SA=1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

SB=0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

SA∪Bc=A or B do not win.

Therefore, SA∪Bc=0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,.........

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