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A coin is tossed twice, then find the probability that a head is obtained atleast once.

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To solve the problem of finding the probability of obtaining at least one head when a coin is tossed twice, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the Sample Space When a coin is tossed twice, the possible outcomes can be listed as follows: - HH (Head, Head) - HT (Head, Tail) - TH (Tail, Head) - TT (Tail, Tail) So, the sample space \( S \) is: \[ S = \{ HH, HT, TH, TT \} \] ### Step 2: Count the Total Outcomes From the sample space, we can see that there are a total of 4 possible outcomes when a coin is tossed twice. ### Step 3: Identify the Favorable Outcomes Next, we need to identify the outcomes that contain at least one head. The favorable outcomes are: - HH (Head, Head) - HT (Head, Tail) - TH (Tail, Head) So, the favorable outcomes are: \[ F = \{ HH, HT, TH \} \] ### Step 4: Count the Favorable Outcomes From the favorable outcomes, we can see that there are 3 outcomes that contain at least one head. ### Step 5: Calculate the Probability The probability \( P \) of an event is given by the formula: \[ P(E) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} \] Substituting the values we have: \[ P(\text{at least one head}) = \frac{3}{4} \] ### Final Answer Thus, the probability of obtaining at least one head when a coin is tossed twice is: \[ \frac{3}{4} \] ---
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