Statistics And Probability Question 558
Question: If $ A_1,,A_2,…A_{n} $ are any n events, then
Options:
A) $ P,(A_1\cup A_2\cup …\cup A_{n})=P,(A_1)+P(A_2)+…+P,(A_{n}) $
B) $ P,(A_1\cup A_2\cup …\cup A_{n})>P,(A_1)+P(A_2)+…+P,(A_{n}) $
C) $ P,(A_1\cup A_2\cup …\cup A_{n})\le P,(A_1)+P(A_2)+…+P,(A_{n}) $
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
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For any two events $ A $ and $ B, $ we have $ P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B) $
$ \therefore ,P(A\cup B)\le P(A)+P(B). $ Using principle of mathematical induction, it can be easily established that $ P( \underset{i=1}{\overset{n}{\mathop{\cup }}},A_{i} )\le \sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{P(A_{i}).} $