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14.Probability
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For any two independent events ${E_1}$ and ${E_2},$ $P\,\{ ({E_1} \cup {E_2}) \cap ({\bar E_1} \cap {\bar E_2})\} $ is
A
$ < \frac{1}{4}$
B
$ > \frac{1}{4}$
C
$ \ge \frac{1}{2}$
D
None of these
(IIT-1991)
Solution
(a) Since $\overline {{E_1}} \cap \overline {{E_2}} = \overline {{E_1} \cup {E_2}} $ and $({E_1} \cup {E_2}) \cap (\overline {{E_1} \cup {E_2}} ) = \phi $
$P\,\{ ({E_1} \cup {E_2}) \cap (\overline {{E_1}} \cap \overline {{E_2}} )\} = P(\phi ) = 0 < \frac{1}{4}$.
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