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Check whether the following probabilities P(A) and P(B) are consistently defined
(i) P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.7, P(A тИй B) = 0.6
(ii) P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4, P(A тИк B) = 0.8



Answer -

(i) P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.7, P(A тИй B) = 0.6

P(A тИй B) > P(A)

Therefore, the given probabilities are not consistentlydefined.

(ii) P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4, P(A тИк B) = 0.8

Then,

P(A тИк B) = P(A) + P(B) тАУ P(A тИй B)

0.8 = 0.5 + 0.4 тАУ P(A тИй B)

Transposing тАУ P(A тИй B) to LHS and it becomes P(A тИй B) and0.8 to RHS and it becomes тАУ 0.8.

P(A тИй B) = 0.9 тАУ 0.8

= 0.1

Therefore, P(A тИй B) < P(A) and P(A тИй B) < P(B)

So, the given probabilities are consistently defined.

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