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Recover A from a disjoint region before using independence
A and B are independent events, with and . Find
(i) ,
(ii) .
[2010/NJC/II/8(modified)]
CJC · Review problems · Question 5
Answer
(i) ; (ii) .
(i) Subtract the shaded B-only region
. This first step is a set decomposition and does not require independence.
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(ii) Source method 1: use the union formula
Independence gives . Thus , or . Therefore .
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(ii) Source method 2: split B directly
. Hence , again giving .
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Do not subtract all of P(B) from the union; that would also remove the overlap belonging to A.
Solution notes
Both asks, source shaded-region diagram and both printed methods for P(B), including their full factorisation, retained. No marks printed for this question.