Roll a fair six-sided die three times. Let A1 = {1 or 2 on the first roll}, A2 ={3 or 4 on the second roll}, A3 = {5 or 6 on the third roll}. It is given that P (Ai) = 1/3,i = 1, 2, 3; P (Ai ∩ Aj ) = (1/3)2, i̸ = j; and P (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ A3) = (1/3)3.(a) Use Theorem 1.1-6 (from the textbook) to find P (A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3)(b) Given that P (A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) = P (A′1)P (A′2)P (A′3) (which is due to independence,a concept that will be covered later), show that P (A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) = 1 − (1 − 1/3)3.
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Roll a fair six-sided die three times. Let A1 = {1 or 2 on the first roll}, A2 ={3 or 4 on the second roll}, A3 = {5 or 6 on the third roll}. It is given that P (Ai) = 1/3,i = 1, 2, 3; P (Ai ∩ Aj ) = (1/3)2, i̸ = j; and P (A1 ∩ A2 ∩ A3) = (1/3)3.(a) Use Theorem 1.1-6 (from the textbook) to find P (A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3)(b) Given that P (A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) = P (A′1)P (A′2)P (A′3) (which is due to independence,a concept that will be covered later), show that P (A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) = 1 − (1 − 1/3)3.
Solution
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(a) According to Theorem 1.1-6, the probability of the union of three events can be found using the formula:
P(A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) = P(A1) + P(A2) + P(A3) - P(A1 ∩ A2) - P(A1 ∩ A3) - P(A2 ∩ A3) + P(A1 ∩ A2 ∩ A3)
Substituting the given values:
P(A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) = 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 - (1/3)^2 - (1/3)^2 - (1/3)^2 + (1/3)^3 = 1 - 1/9 = 8/9
(b) It is given that P(A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) = P(A′1)P(A′2)P(A′3). The probability of the complement of an event is 1 - the probability of the event. So, P(A′1) = 1 - P(A1) = 1 - 1/3 = 2/3. Similarly, P(A′2) = P(A′3) = 2/3.
So, P(A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) = (2/3)^3 = 8/27.
Since P(A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) and P(A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) are complements, their probabilities add up to 1. So, P(A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3) = 1 - P(A′1 ∩ A′2 ∩ A′3) = 1 - 8/27 = 19/27.
This is not equal to 1 - (1 - 1/3)^3 as stated in the question. There might be a mistake in the question or a misunderstanding in the interpretation of the question.
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