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JEE Advanced 2007 · Probability (Class 12)

Let H1,H2,…,HnH_1, H_2, \ldots, H_n be mutually exclusive and exhaustive events with P(Hi)>0P(H_i) > 0, i=1,2,…,ni = 1, 2, \ldots, n. Let E be any other event with 0<P(E)<10 < P(E) < 1. STATEMENT I: P(Hi∣E)>P(E∣Hi)⋅P(Hi)P(H_i|E) > P(E|H_i) \cdot P(H_i) for i=1,2,…,ni = 1, 2, \ldots, n because STATEMENT II: ∑i=1nP(Hi)=1\sum_{i=1}^{n} P(H_i) = 1.

Answer: D. Statement I is False, Statement II is True.

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Let H₁, H₂, …, Hₙ be mutually exclusive and exhaustive events with P(Hᵢ) > 0, i = 1, 2, …, n. Let E be any other event with 0 < P(E) < 1. STATEMENT I: P(Hᵢ|E) > P(E|Hᵢ) · P(Hᵢ) for i = 1, 2, …, n because STATEMENT II: ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ P(Hᵢ) = 1.

H1,…,Hn mutually exclusive and exhaustive,P(Hi)>0H_1,\ldots,H_n \text{ mutually exclusive and exhaustive},\quad P(H_i) > 0

0<P(E)<10 < P(E) < 1

∑i=1nP(Hi)=1\sum_{i=1}^{n} P(H_i) = 1

Statement I: P(Hi∣E)>P(E∣Hi) P(Hi) for all i\text{Statement I: } P(H_i|E) > P(E|H_i)\,P(H_i)\ \text{for all } i

Statement II: ∑i=1nP(Hi)=1\text{Statement II: } \sum_{i=1}^{n} P(H_i) = 1

To check: truth of I, II, and whether II explains I\text{To check: truth of I, II, and whether II explains I}

1. P(Hi∣E)=P(E∣Hi)P(Hi)P(E)1.\ P(H_i|E) = \dfrac{P(E|H_i)P(H_i)}{P(E)} 2. P(E∣Hi)P(Hi)=P(E∩Hi)2.\ P(E|H_i)P(H_i) = P(E \cap H_i) 3. 0<P(E)<1⇒compare; role of ∑P(Hi)=13.\ 0 < P(E) < 1 \Rightarrow \text{compare};\ \text{role of } \sum P(H_i)=1 P(Hi∣E)=P(E∣Hi) P(Hi)P(E)P(H_i|E) = \dfrac{P(E|H_i)\,P(H_i)}{P(E)} P(E∣Hi) P(Hi)=P(E∩Hi)P(E|H_i)\,P(H_i) = P(E \cap H_i) P(Hi∣E)=P(E∩Hi)P(E)P(H_i|E) = \dfrac{P(E \cap H_i)}{P(E)} 0<P(E)<1⇒1P(E)>10 < P(E) < 1 \Rightarrow \tfrac{1}{P(E)} > 1 P(Hi∣E)=P(E∩Hi)P(E)>P(E∩Hi)=P(E∣Hi)P(Hi)P(H_i|E) = \dfrac{P(E \cap H_i)}{P(E)} > P(E \cap H_i) = P(E|H_i)P(H_i) ⇒Statement I is TRUE (strict, since P(E)<1)\Rightarrow \text{Statement I is TRUE (strict, since } P(E) < 1\text{)} Exhaustive+mutually exclusive⇒∑i=1nP(Hi)=1\text{Exhaustive} + \text{mutually exclusive} \Rightarrow \sum_{i=1}^{n} P(H_i) = 1 ⇒Statement II is TRUE\Rightarrow \text{Statement II is TRUE} I’s reason: P(E)<1⇒1P(E)>1\text{I's reason: } P(E) < 1 \Rightarrow \tfrac{1}{P(E)} > 1 ∑P(Hi)=1 ⇏ P(E)<1\sum P(H_i)=1 \ \not\Rightarrow\ P(E) < 1 P(E)=∑i=1nP(E∣Hi) P(Hi)(this uses II)P(E) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} P(E|H_i)\,P(H_i)\quad (\text{this uses II}) but the inequality needs P(E)<1, not the sum\text{but the inequality needs } P(E) < 1,\ \text{not the sum} P(E)=1⇒P(Hi∣E)=P(E∣Hi)P(Hi) (equality)P(E)=1 \Rightarrow P(H_i|E) = P(E|H_i)P(H_i)\ \text{(equality)} P(E)<1⇒P(Hi∣E)>P(E∣Hi)P(Hi) (strict)P(E)<1 \Rightarrow P(H_i|E) > P(E|H_i)P(H_i)\ \text{(strict)} I: True,II: True,II is NOT the explanation for I\text{I: True},\quad \text{II: True},\quad \text{II is NOT the explanation for I} Answer: (2)\boxed{\text{Answer: (2)}}

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