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Q.Three coins are tossed together. Write the sample space, and list the outcomes in the event 'at least two heads appear'.

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Each of the three coins independently shows H or T, giving 2×2×2=82\times2\times2=8 outcomes in total: S={HHH,HHT,HTH,HTT,THH,THT,TTH,TTT}S = \{HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT\}. 'At least two heads' means exactly two heads or exactly three heads. The outcomes with exactly three heads: HHHHHH (one way). The outcomes with exactly two heads (one tail, in any of the three positions): HHTHHT, HTHHTH, THHTHH (three ways). Combinin …

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