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Prove or give counterexamples to the following
Chapter 3, Problem 22STE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 22STE
Prove or give counterexamples to the following statements:
(a) If E is independent of F and E is independent of G, then E is independent of F ∪ G.
(b) If E is independent of F, and E is independent of G, and FG = ➢, then E is independent of F∪G.
(c) If E is independent of F, and F is independent of G, and E is independent of FG, then G is independent of EF.
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QUESTION:
Problem 22STE
Prove or give counterexamples to the following statements:
(a) If E is independent of F and E is independent of G, then E is independent of F ∪ G.
(b) If E is independent of F, and E is independent of G, and FG = ➢, then E is independent of F∪G.
(c) If E is independent of F, and F is independent of G, and E is independent of FG, then G is independent of EF.
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 3
a) We have to give the example for if E is independent of F and E is independent of G then E is independent of
Let’s take the example of rolling 2 dice
Let E be the event that sum of 7
Let F be the event that first die does not land on 4
Let G be the event that second die does not land on 3
Now
=
=5/35
Now
=6/36
=?
Then
Hence E is not independent of
Hence the given statement is not true