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Question

The probabilities of events, A ∩ B, A, B & A ∪ B are respectively in A.P. with second term equal to the common difference. Therefore A & B are:

Options

A.mutually exclusive
B.independent
C.such that one of them must occur
D.such that one is twice as likely as the other

Solution

P(A ∩ B) = a,           P(A) = a + d,         P(B) = a + 2d
P(A ∪ B) = a + 3d    also a + d = d
⇒   a = 0
⇒   P (A ∩ B)  = 0,     P (A) = d ,     P (B) = 2d
P(A ∪ B) = 3d

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