document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323706>Question 323706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three coins are tossed.show that the events \"heads on the first coin\" and the event \"tails on the last two coins \" are independent  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Show P(A) = P(A|B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(heads on 1st of three) = P(heads of 1st of three|tails on last two)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(heads on 1st ) = (1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(heads on 1st of three) = (1/2)(1)(1) = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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