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JEE Advanced 2017 · Probability (Class 12)

Let XX and YY be two events such that P(X)=13P(X)=\frac{1}{3}, P(X∣Y)=12P(X|Y)=\frac{1}{2} and P(Y∣X)=25P(Y|X)=\frac{2}{5}. Then

Answers: A. P(Y)=415P(Y)=\frac{4}{15} · B. P(X′∣Y)=12P(X'|Y)=\frac{1}{2}

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P(X)=13,P(X∣Y)=12,P(Y∣X)=25P(X) = \dfrac{1}{3},\quad P(X|Y) = \dfrac{1}{2},\quad P(Y|X) = \dfrac{2}{5} P(X∣Y)=P(X∩Y)P(Y)P(X|Y) = \dfrac{P(X \cap Y)}{P(Y)} To find: which of (1), (2), (3), (4) are TRUE\text{To find: which of } (1),\ (2),\ (3),\ (4) \text{ are TRUE} 1. P(X∩Y)=P(Y∣X) P(X)1.\ P(X \cap Y) = P(Y|X)\,P(X) 2. P(Y)=P(X∩Y)P(X∣Y)2.\ P(Y) = \dfrac{P(X \cap Y)}{P(X|Y)} 3. P(X′∣Y)=1−P(X∣Y),P(X∪Y)=P(X)+P(Y)−P(X∩Y)3.\ P(X'|Y) = 1 - P(X|Y),\quad P(X \cup Y) = P(X)+P(Y)-P(X \cap Y) Venn diagram: universe S, events X, Y\text{Venn diagram: universe } S,\ \text{events } X,\ Y P(Y∣X)=P(X∩Y)P(X)P(Y|X) = \dfrac{P(X \cap Y)}{P(X)} P(X∩Y)=P(Y∣X)⋅P(X)=25⋅13=215P(X \cap Y) = P(Y|X)\cdot P(X) = \dfrac{2}{5}\cdot\dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{2}{15} 215≠15 ⇒ (3) is FALSE\dfrac{2}{15} \neq \dfrac{1}{5} \ \Rightarrow\ (3)\ \text{is FALSE} P(X∣Y)=P(X∩Y)P(Y)⇒P(Y)=P(X∩Y)P(X∣Y)P(X|Y) = \dfrac{P(X \cap Y)}{P(Y)} \Rightarrow P(Y) = \dfrac{P(X \cap Y)}{P(X|Y)} P(Y)=2/151/2=415⇒(1) is TRUEP(Y) = \dfrac{2/15}{1/2} = \dfrac{4}{15} \Rightarrow (1)\ \text{is TRUE} P(X′∣Y)=1−P(X∣Y)=1−12=12⇒(2) is TRUEP(X'|Y) = 1 - P(X|Y) = 1 - \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{1}{2} \Rightarrow (2)\ \text{is TRUE} P(X∪Y)=P(X)+P(Y)−P(X∩Y)P(X \cup Y) = P(X) + P(Y) - P(X \cap Y) =13+415−215=5+4−215=715= \dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{4}{15} - \dfrac{2}{15} = \dfrac{5 + 4 - 2}{15} = \dfrac{7}{15} 715≠25 ⇒ (4) is FALSE\dfrac{7}{15} \neq \dfrac{2}{5} \ \Rightarrow\ (4)\ \text{is FALSE} (1) ✓(2) ✓(3) ×(4) ×(1)\ \checkmark \qquad (2)\ \checkmark \qquad (3)\ \times \qquad (4)\ \times (1) and (2) are TRUE\boxed{(1)\ \text{and}\ (2)\ \text{are TRUE}}

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