SOLUTION
Given the question in the image, the following are the solution steps to answer the question.
STEP 1: State the number of outcomes possible for three tossing of a coin
Since a coin has two possible outcomes and is tossed three times, the total outcomes will be:
STEP 2: Find the number of sample spaces for the three tosses
STEP 3: Get the outcomes of the events for which the second toss is tails
Hence, the answers are given as:
Sample Space:
The event that the second toss is tails:
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Don't you mean "the sum of the squares ..."?
The sum of the squares of two consecutive whole numbers is 25. Find the numbers. Let the first be represented by x and the second by x+1.
Then x^2+(x+1)^2=25. Expanding, x^2+x^2+2x+1=25.
Rewriting this as a quadratic equation in standard form,
2x^2+2x+1=25, or 2x^2+2x-24=0. Simplifying, x^2+x-12=0.
Factoring, (x-3)(x+4)=0. Solving for x: x-3=0, so x=3; x+4=0, so x=-4.
Choose the positive x value: x=3. Then the next consecutive number is 2+1=3+1=4.
Check: Does 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 = 25? Yes.
The numbers are 3 and 4.
Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
