1.39 A pair of events A and B cannot be simultaneously mutually exclusive and independent. Prove that if P(A) >0 and P(B) > 0, then: (a) If A and B are mutually exclusive, they cannot be independent. (b) If A and B are independent, they cannot be mutually exclusive.
1.39 A pair of events A and B cannot be simultaneously mutually exclusive and independent. Prove that if P(A) >0 and P(B) > 0, then: (a) If A and B are mutually exclusive, they cannot be independent. (b) If A and B are independent, they cannot be mutually exclusive.
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.8: Probability
Problem 29E
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