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QJEEM22Ma725b: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Ma725b Solution: Let E 1 and E 2 be two events such that the conditional…

Let E1 and E2 be two events such that the conditional probabilities P(E1∣E2)=12P({E_1}|{E_2}) = {1 \over 2} , P(E2∣E1)=34P({E_2}|{E_1}) = {3 \over 4} and P(E1∩E2)=18P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = {1 \over 8} . Then :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A P(E1∩E2)=P(E1) . P(E2)P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})
  • B P(E1′∩E2′)=P(E1′) . P(E2)P(E{'_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P(E{'_1})\,.\,P(E{_2})
  • C P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1) . P(E2)P({E_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})
  • D P(E1′∩E2)=P(E1) . P(E2)P(E{'_1} \cap {E_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

P(E1E2)=12⇒P(E1∩E2)P(E2)=12P\left( {{{{E_1}} \over {{E_2}}}} \right) = {1 \over 2} \Rightarrow {{P({E_1} \cap {E_2})} \over {P({E_2})}} = {1 \over 2}

P(E2E1)=34⇒P(E2∩E1)P(E1)=34P\left( {{{{E_2}} \over {{E_1}}}} \right) = {3 \over 4} \Rightarrow {{P({E_2} \cap {E_1})} \over {P({E_1})}} = {3 \over 4}

P(E1∩E2)=18P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = {1 \over 8}

P(E2)=14, P(E1)=16P({E_2}) = {1 \over 4},\,P({E_1}) = {1 \over 6}

(A) P(E1∩E2)=18P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = {1 \over 8} and P(E1) . P(E2)=124P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2}) = {1 \over {24}}

⇒P(E1∩E2)≠P(E1) . P(E2)\Rightarrow P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) \ne P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})

(B) P(E1′∩E2′)=1−P(E1∪E2)P(E{'_1} \cap E{'_2}) = 1 - P({E_1} \cup {E_2})

=1−[14+16−18]=1724= 1 - \left[ {{1 \over 4} + {1 \over 6} - {1 \over 8}} \right] = {{17} \over {24}}

P(E1′)=34⇒P(E1′)P(E2)=324P(E{'_1}) = {3 \over 4} \Rightarrow P(E{'_1})P({E_2}) = {3 \over {24}}

⇒P(E1′∩E2′)≠P(E1′) . P(E2)\Rightarrow P(E{'_1} \cap E{'_2}) \ne P(E{'_1})\,.\,P({E_2})

(C) P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1)−P(E1∩E2)P({E_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P({E_1}) - P({E_1} \cap {E_2})

=16−18=124= {1 \over 6} - {1 \over 8} = {1 \over {24}}

P(E1) . P(E2)=124P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2}) = {1 \over {24}}

⇒P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1) . P(E2)\Rightarrow P({E_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})

(D) P(E1′∩E2)=P(E2)−P(E1∩E2)P(E{'_1} \cap {E_2}) = P({E_2}) - P({E_1} \cap {E_2})

=14−18=18= {1 \over 4} - {1 \over 8} = {1 \over 8}

P(E1)P(E2)=124P({E_1})P({E_2}) = {1 \over {24}}

⇒P(E1′∩E2)≠P(E1) . P(E2)\Rightarrow P(E{'_1} \cap {E_2}) \ne P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})

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