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Q4:
A fair coin and an unbiased die are tossed. Let A be the event ‘head appears on the coin’ and B be the event ‘3 on the die’. Check whether A and B are independent events or not.
Solution :
Step 1: Defining the Sample Space ($S$)
A fair coin has two outcomes: Heads ($H$) and Tails ($T$). An unbiased six-sided die has outcomes $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}$. The sample space $S$ for the combined experiment is the Cartesian product of these sets:
$S = \{ (H,1), (H,2), (H,3), (H,4), (H,5), (H,6), (T,1), (T,2), (T,3), (T,4), (T,5), (T,6) \}$
The total number of outcomes is $n(S) = 2 \times 6 = 12$. [By the Fundamental Counting Principle]
Step 2: Defining Events A and B
Event $A$: 'Head appears on the coin'
$A = \{ (H,1), (H,2), (H,3), (H,4), (H,5), (H,6) \}$
$n(A) = 6$
$P(A) = \frac{n(A)}{n(S)} = \frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2}$
Event $B$: '3 on the die'
$B = \{ (H,3), (T,3) \}$
$n(B) = 2$
$P(B) = \frac{n(B)}{n(S)} = \frac{2}{12} = \frac{1}{6}$
Step 3: Calculating the Intersection ($A \cap B$)
The intersection event $A \cap B$ represents the occurrence of both 'Head' and '3'.
$A \cap B = \{ (H,3) \}$
$n(A \cap B) = 1$
$P(A \cap B) = \frac{n(A \cap B)}{n(S)} = \frac{1}{12}$
Step 4: Evaluating Independence
Two events $A$ and $B$ are independent if and only if $P(A \cap B) = P(A) \times P(B)$. [Per the Definition of Independent Events]
Calculating the product $P(A) \times P(B)$:
$P(A) \times P(B) = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{6} = \frac{1}{12}$
Visual Representation of Sample Space
Conclusion
Since $P(A \cap B) = \frac{1}{12}$ and $P(A) \times P(B) = \frac{1}{12}$, the condition for independence holds.
Final Solution: The events A and B are independent events.
More Questions from Class 12 Mathematics Probability EXERCISE 13.2
- Q1: If $P(A) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $P(B) = \frac{1}{5}$, find $P(A \cap B)$ if A and B are independent events.
- Q2: Two cards are drawn at random and without replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both the cards are black.
- Q3: A box of oranges is inspected by examining three randomly selected oranges drawn without replacement. If all the three oranges are good, the box is approved for sale, otherwise, it is rejected. Find the probability that a box containing 15 oranges out of which 12 are good and 3 are bad ones will be approved for sale.
- Q5: A die marked 1, 2, 3 in red and 4, 5, 6 in green is tossed. Let A be the event, ‘the number is even,’ and B be the event, ‘the number is red’. Are A and B independent?
- Q6: Let E and F be events with $P(E) = \frac{3}{5}$, $P(F) = \frac{3}{10}$ and $P(E \cap F) = \frac{1}{5}$. Are E and F independent?
- Q7(i): Given that the events A and B are such that $P(A) = \frac{1}{2}$, $P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $P(B) = p$. Find $p$ if they are (i) mutually exclusive
- Q7(ii): Given that the events A and B are such that $P(A) = \frac{1}{2}$, $P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $P(B) = p$. Find $p$ if they are (ii) independent.
- Q8(i): Let A and B be independent events with $P(A) = 0.3$ and $P(B) = 0.4$. Find (i) $P(A \cap B)$
- Q8(ii): Let A and B be independent events with $P(A) = 0.3$ and $P(B) = 0.4$. Find (ii) $P(A \cup B)$
- Q8(iii): Let A and B be independent events with $P(A) = 0.3$ and $P(B) = 0.4$. Find (iii) $P(A|B)$
- Q8(iv): Let A and B be independent events with $P(A) = 0.3$ and $P(B) = 0.4$. Find (iv) $P(B|A)$
- Q9: If A and B are two events such that $P(A) = \frac{1}{4}$, $P(B) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(A \cap B) = \frac{1}{8}$, find P (not A and not B).
- Q10: Events A and B are such that $P(A) = \frac{1}{2}$, $P(B) = \frac{7}{12}$ and P(not A or not B) = $\frac{1}{4}$. State whether A and B are independent ?
- Q11(i): Given two independent events A and B such that $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.6$. Find (i) P(A and B)
- Q11(ii): Given two independent events A and B such that $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.6$. Find (ii) P(A and not B)
- Q11(iii): Given two independent events A and B such that $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.6$. Find (iii) P(A or B)
- Q11(iv): Given two independent events A and B such that $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.6$. Find (iv) P(neither A nor B)
- Q12: A die is tossed thrice. Find the probability of getting an odd number at least once.
- Q13(i): Two balls are drawn at random with replacement from a box containing 10 black and 8 red balls. Find the probability that (i) both balls are red.
- Q13(ii): Two balls are drawn at random with replacement from a box containing 10 black and 8 red balls. Find the probability that (ii) first ball is black and second is red.
- Q13(iii): Two balls are drawn at random with replacement from a box containing 10 black and 8 red balls. Find the probability that (iii) one of them is black and other is red.
- Q14(i): Probability of solving specific problem independently by A and B are $\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ respectively. If both try to solve the problem independently, find the probability that (i) the problem is solved
- Q14(ii): Probability of solving specific problem independently by A and B are $\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ respectively. If both try to solve the problem independently, find the probability that (ii) exactly one of them solves the problem.
- Q15(i): One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. In which of the following cases are the events E and F independent ? (i) E : ‘the card drawn is a spade’, F : ‘the card drawn is an ace’
- Q15(ii): One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. In which of the following cases are the events E and F independent ? (ii) E : ‘the card drawn is black’, F : ‘the card drawn is a king’
- Q15(iii): One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. In which of the following cases are the events E and F independent ? (iii) E : ‘the card drawn is a king or queen’, F : ‘the card drawn is a queen or jack’.
- Q16(a): In a hostel, 60% of the students read Hindi newspaper, 40% read English newspaper and 20% read both Hindi and English newspapers. A student is selected at random. (a) Find the probability that she reads neither Hindi nor English newspapers.
- Q16(b): In a hostel, 60% of the students read Hindi newspaper, 40% read English newspaper and 20% read both Hindi and English newspapers. A student is selected at random. (b) If she reads Hindi newspaper, find the probability that she reads English newspaper.
- Q16(c): In a hostel, 60% of the students read Hindi newspaper, 40% read English newspaper and 20% read both Hindi and English newspapers. A student is selected at random. (c) If she reads English newspaper, find the probability that she reads Hindi newspaper.
- Q17: The probability of obtaining an even prime number on each die, when a pair of dice is rolled is
- Q18: Two events A and B will be independent, if
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