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This document discusses several probability problems involving sample spaces and events: 1) A system with three redundant subsystems is operational if at least one subsystem is functioning. This is equivalent to having at least one connection in a network of switches. 2) For a student's waking and sleeping times in a 24-hour period, the sample space is the set of all possible (wake time, sleep time) pairs on the x-y plane. Events include the student being asleep at noon or sleeping through a breakfast period. 3) For a train and car crossing a railroad track, the sample space involves the crossing times for each. Events include a collision occurring or a near miss within 1 second.

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This document discusses several probability problems involving sample spaces and events: 1) A system with three redundant subsystems is operational if at least one subsystem is functioning. This is equivalent to having at least one connection in a network of switches. 2) For a student's waking and sleeping times in a 24-hour period, the sample space is the set of all possible (wake time, sleep time) pairs on the x-y plane. Events include the student being asleep at noon or sleeping through a breakfast period. 3) For a train and car crossing a railroad track, the sample space involves the crossing times for each. Events include a collision occurring or a near miss within 1 second.

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2.16. A system has two key subsystems. The system is “up” if both of its subsystems are functioning.

Triple redundant systems are configured to provide high reliability. The overall system is operational as
long as one of three systems is “up.” Let correspond to the event “unit k in system j is functioning,” for
and (a) Write an expression for the event “overall system is up.” (b) Explain why the above problem is
equivalent to the problem of having a connection in the network of switches shown in Fig.

P2.2. j = 1, 2, 3 k = 1, 2. Ajk 2.17. In a specified 6-AM-to-6-AM 24-hour period, a student wakes up at


time and goes to sleep at some later time (a) Find the sample space and sketch it on the x-y plane if the
outcome of this experiment consists of the pair (b) Specify the set A and sketch the region on the plane
corresponding to the event “student is asleep at noon.” (c) Specify the set B and sketch the region on
the plane corresponding to the event “student sleeps through breakfast (7–9 AM).” (d) Sketch the
region corresponding to and describe the corresponding event in words. A ¨ B 1t1 , t22. t2 . t1 84
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Probability

Theory 2.18. A road crosses a railroad track at the top of a steep hill.The train cannot stop for oncoming
cars and cars, cannot see the train until it is too late. Suppose a train begins crossing the road at time t1
and that the car begins crossing the track at time t2, where 0 < t1 < T and 0 < t2 < T. (a) Find the sample
space of this experiment. (b) Suppose that it takes the train d1 seconds to cross the road and it takes the
car d2 seconds to cross the track. Find the set that corresponds to a collision taking place. (c) Find the
set that corresponds to a collision is missed by 1 second or less.

2.19. A random experiment has sample space S = { 1, 0, +1}. (a) Find all the subsets of S. (b) The outcome
of a random experiment consists of pairs of outcomes from S where the elements of the pair cannot be
equal. Find the sample space S of this experiment. How many subsets does S have? 2.20. (a) A coin is
tossed twice and the sequence of heads and tails is noted. Let S be the sample space of this experiment.
Find all subsets of S. (b) A coin is tossed twice and the number of heads is noted. Let S? be the sample
space of this experiment. Find all subsets of S . (c) Consider parts a and b if the coin is tossed 10 times.
How many subsets do S and S have? How many bits are needed to assign a binary number to each
possible subset?

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