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5.  Three coins are tossed. Describe

 (v) Three events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive

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Sample space when three coins are tossed = [Sample space when a coin is tossed thrice!]

S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, TTH, THT, TTT}

Let ,

A = Getting exactly one tail = {HHT, HTH, THH}

B = Getting exactly two tails = {HTT, TTH, THT}

C = Getting exactly three tails = {TTT}

Clearly, A  \cap  B  = \phi ; B  \cap  C = \phi ; C  \cap  A  = \phi

Since (A and B), (B and C) and (A and C) are mutually exclusive

Therefore A, B and C are mutually exclusive.

Also, 

A \cup B \cup C = {HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, TTH, THT, TTT} \neq S

Hence A, B and C are not exhaustive events.

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