4. Three coins are tossed once. Let A denote the event ‘three heads show”, B denote the event “two heads and one tail show”, C denote the event” three tails show and D denote the event ‘a head shows on the first coin”. Which events are
(ii) simple?
Sample space when three coins are tossed = [Sample space when a coin is tossed thrice!]
S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, TTH, THT, TTT}
Now,
A = Event that three heads show up = {HHH}
B = Event that two heads and one tail show up = {HHT, HTH, THH}
C = Event that three tails show up = {TTT}
D = Event that a head shows on the first coin = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT}
(ii).If an event X has only one sample point of a sample space, it is called a simple event.
A = {HHH} and C = {TTT}
Hence, A and C are simple events.