Suppose \(A, B\) be two events such that \(P(A)=0.9\) and \(P(B)=0.8\) and \(P(A \cap B) \geq 0.7\). Then,…

Suppose \(A, B\) be two events such that \(P(A)=0.9\) and \(P(B)=0.8\) and \(P(A \cap B) \geq 0.7\). Then, we can conclude that such a case is ____
  1. Always true
  2. Always false
  3. Not true in some examples
  4. True only in some cases

Solution

Maximum value of probability of \(A\) or \(B\) is, \(\begin{aligned} P(A \cup B) & =P(A)+P(B)-P(A \cap B) \\ & =0.9+0.8-0.7=1 \end{aligned}\) Which is probability of a sure event. As all other values of \(P(A \cup B)\) are less than 1 , so this is always true.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (17 Sep Shift 2)

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