(Ch. 2.1) A library has 5 copies of a certain book in stock. Two copies (1 and 2) are first printings, and the other three (3,4 and 5) are second printings. A student finds these copies on a shelf and begins to examine in random order, stopping when he finds a second printing of the book. For example, one possible outcome is (5), and another is (2,1,3) (a) List the outcomes in the sample space 8. (b) Let A denote the event that exactly one book must be examined. What outcomes are in A? (c) Let B be the event that book 4 is the one selected. What outcomes are in B?

(Ch. 2.1) A library has 5 copies of a certain book in stock. Two copies (1 and 2) are first printings, and the other three (3,4 and 5) are second printings. A student finds these copies on a shelf and begins to examine in random order, stopping when he finds a second printing of the book. For example, one possible outcome is (5), and another is (2,1,3) (a) List the outcomes in the sample space 8. (b) Let A denote the event that exactly one book must be examined. What outcomes are in A? (c) Let B be the event that book 4 is the one selected. What outcomes are in B?

Elementary Linear Algebra (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305658004

Author:Ron Larson

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Chapter2: Matrices

Section2.5: Markov Chain

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