RD Sharma

Let * be a binary operation on Q – {-1} defined by a * b = a + b + ab for all a, b ∈ Q – {-1}. Then, (i) Show that * is both commutative and associative on Q – {-1} (ii) Find the identity element in Q – {-1}

Answers: (i) Consider, a, b ∈ Q – {-1} a * b = a + b + ab = b + a + ba = b * a a * b = b * a, ∀ a, b ∈ Q – {-1}   a * (b * c) = a * (b + c + b c) = a + (b + c + b c) + a (b + c + b c) = a + b +...

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Let A = R0 × R, where R0 denote the set of all non-zero real numbers. A binary operation ‘O’ is defined on A as follows: (a, b) O (c, d) = (ac, bc + d) for all (a, b), (c, d) ∈ R0 × R. (i) Show that ‘O’ is commutative and associative on A (ii) Find the identity element in A

Answers: (i) Consider, X = (a, b) Y = (c, d) ∈ A, ∀ a, c ∈ R0 b, d ∈ R X O Y = (ac, bc + d) Y O X = (ca, da + b) X O Y = Y O X, ∀ X, Y ∈ A O is not commutative on A. X = (a, b) Y = (c, d) a Z = (e,...

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Let A = R0 × R, where R0 denote the set of all non-zero real numbers. A binary operation ‘O’ is defined on A as follows: (a, b) O (c, d) = (ac, bc + d) for all (a, b), (c, d) ∈ R0 × R. Find the invertible element in A.

Answer: Consider, F = (m, n) be the inverse in A ∀ m ∈ R0 and n ∈ R X O F = E F O X = E (am, bm + n) = (1, 0) and (ma, na + b) = (1, 0) Considering (am, bm + n) = (1, 0) am = 1 m = 1/a And bm + n =...

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A laboratory blood test is 99 \% effective in detecting a certain disease when it is in fact, present. However, the test also yields a false positive result for 0.5 \% of the healthy person tested (that is, if a healthy person is tested, then, with probability 0.005, the test will imply he has the disease). If 0.1 percent of the population actually has the disease, what is the probability that a person has the disease given that his test result is positive?

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Assume that the chances of the patient having a heart attack are 40 \%. It is also assumed that a meditation and yoga course reduce the risk of heart attack by 30 \% and prescription of certain drug reduces its chances by 25 \%. At a time a patient can choose any one of the two options with equal probabilities. It is given that after going through one of the two options the patient selected at random suffers a heart attack. Find the probability that the patient followed a course of meditation and yoga?

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Of the students in a college, it is known that 60 \% reside in a hostel and 40 \% do not reside in hostel. Previous year results report that 30 \% of students residing in hostel attain A grade and 20 \% of ones not residing in hostel attain A grade in their annual examination. At the end of the year, one students is chosen at random from the college and he has an A grade. What is the probability that the selected student is a hosteller?

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An item is manufactured by three machine A, B and C. out of the total number of items manufactured durina a specified period. 50 \% are manufacture on machine A 30 \% on \mathrm{B} and 20 \% on C. 2 \% of the items produced on \mathrm{A} and 2 \% of items produced on \mathrm{B} are defective and 3 \% of these produced on \mathrm{C} are defective. All the items stored at one godown. One items is drawn at random and is found to be defective. What is the probability that it was manufactured on machine A?

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A factory has three machines X, Y, and Z producing 1000, 2000 and 3000 bolts per day respectively. The machine X produces 1% defective bolts, Y produces 1.5% and Z produces 2% defective bolts. At the end of the day, a bolt is drawn at random and is found to be defective. What is the probability that this defective bolt has been produced by machine?

Total number of bolts produced in day =(1000+2000+3000) =6000 Let E1, E2 and E3 be the events of drawing a bolt produced by machines X, Y and Z respectively. Then, P(E)=1000/6000=1/6,...

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Three machines E 1,E 2,E 3 in a certain factory produce 50%, 25% and 25% respectively, of the total daily output of electric bulbs. It is known that 4% of the tubes produced one each of machines E 1 and E 2 are defective, and that 5% of those produced on E 3 are defective. If one tube is picked up at random from a day’s production, calculate the probability that it is defective.

Let A1: Event that the bulb is produced by machine E1 A2: Event that the bulb is produced by machine E2 A3: Event that the bulb is produced by machine E3 A: Event that the picked up bulb is...

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An unbiased coin is tossed. If the result is a head, a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the sum of the numbers obtained is noted. If the result is a tail, a card from a well shuffled pack of eleven cards numbered 2,3,4, \ldots, 12 is picked and the number on the card is noted. What is the probability that the noted number is either 7 or 8 ?

An unbiased coin is tossed, then I:- If head occurs, a pair of dice is rolled and sum on them is either $7$ or $8.$ II:- If tail occurs, a card is drawn from cards number $2,3,....12$ and is $7$ or...

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One bag contains 4 yellow and 5 red balls. Another bag contains 6 yellow and 3 red balls. A ball is transferred from the first bag to the second bag and then a ball is drawn from the second bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is yellow.

Given, $Bag\;I$ contains $4$ yellow and $5$ red balls $Bag\;II$ contains $6$ yellow and $3$ red balls Now, there are two ways of transferring a ball from $bag\;I\;to\;bag\;II$ $Way – 1$ By...

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A bag A contains 5 white and 6 black balls. Another bag B contains 4 white and 3 black balls. A ball is transferred from bag A to the bag B and then a ball is taken out of the second bag. Find the probability of this ball being black.

A black ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways: (I) By transferring a white ball from bag A to bag B, then drawing a black ball (II) By transferring a black ball from bag A to bag B, then...

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In a hockey match, both teams A and B scored same number of goals upto the end of the game, so to decide the winner, the refree asked both the captains to throw a die alternately and decide that the team, whose captain gets a first six, will be declared the winner. If the captain of team A was asked to start, find their respective probabilities of winning the match and state whether the decision of the refree was fair or not.

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A bag contains 8 marbles of which 3 are blue and 5 are red. one marble is drawn at random, its colour is noted and the marble is replaced in the bag. A marble is again drawn from the bag and its colour is noted. Find the probability that the marble will be (i) blue followed by red. (ii) blue and red in any order.

Bag contains $3$ blue, $5$ red marbles. One marble is drawn, its colour noted and replaced, then again a marble drawn and its colour noted.  

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The probabilities of two students \mathrm{A} and \mathrm{B} coming to the school in time are \frac{3}{7} and \frac{5}{7} respectively. Assuming that the events, ‘A coming in time’ and ‘B coming in time’ are independent, find the probability of only one of them coming to the school in time. Write at least one advantage of coming to school in time.

Given that the events 'A coming in time' and 'B coming in time' are independent. The advantage of coming to school in time is that you will not miss any part of the lecture and will be able to learn...

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(i) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards so that each card is equally likely to be selected. State whether events A and B are independent if, A= the card drawn is a king or queen B= the card drawn is a queen or jack (ii) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards so that each card is equally likely to be selected. State whether events A and B are independent if, A= the card drawn is black, B= the card drawn is a king

As per the given question, (i) (ii)

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(i) A coin is tossed thrice and all the eight outcomes are assumed equally likely. State whether events A and B are independent if, A= the first throw results in head, B= the last throw results in tail (ii) A coin is tossed thrice and all the eight outcomes are assumed equally likely. State whether events A and B are independent if, A= the number of heads is odd, B= the number of tails is odd

As per the given question, So, $A\;and\;B$ are independent events. (ii)

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