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Miscellaneous 9 - II · Q90

Q.For three events AA, BB and CC, we know that AA and CC are independent, BB and CC are independent, AA and BB are disjoint, P(A∪C)=2/3P(A\cup C) = 2/3, P(B∪C)=3/4P(B\cup C) = 3/4, P(A∪B∪C)=11/12P(A\cup B\cup C) = 11/12. Find P(A)P(A), P(B)P(B) and P(C)P(C).

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Let a=P(A),b=P(B),c=P(C)a=P(A),b=P(B),c=P(C). Independence gives P(A∩C)=acP(A\cap C)=ac and P(B∩C)=bcP(B\cap C)=bc; disjointness gives P(A∩B)=0P(A\cap B)=0 (and hence P(A∩B∩C)=0P(A\cap B\cap C)=0 too). So: (i) a+c−ac=2/3a+c-ac=2/3; (ii) b+c−bc=3/4b+c-bc=3/4; (iii) P(A∪B∪C)=a+b+c−ac−bc=11/12P(A\cup B\cup C)=a+b+c-ac-bc=11/12 (using P(A∩B)=P(A∩B∩C)=0P(A\cap B)=P(A\cap B\cap C)=0). Rewriting (iii) as [a+c−ac]+[b(1−c)]=11/12[a+c-ac]+[b(1-c)]=11/12, i.e. 23+b(1−c)=1112\frac{2}{3}+b(1-c)=\frac{11}{12}, gives b(1−c)=1112−23=14b(1-c)=\frac{11}{12}-\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{4} - matching (ii)'s form b(1−c)=3/4−cb(1-c)=3/4-c, so 3/4−c=1/43/4-c=1/4, giving c=1/2c=1/2. Then from (i): a(1−12)=23−12=16a(1-\frac{1}{2})=\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{6}, so a=1/3a=1/3. From (ii): b(1−12)=34−12=14b(1-\frac{1}{2})=\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}, so b=1/2b=1/2. Check: …

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