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JEE Main 202329 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
29 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2023 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Probability

Let S = \ w _ 1 , w _ 2 , .\ be the sample space associated to a...

Let S={w1,w2,….}S = \left\{{w}_{1}, {w}_{2}, \ldots .\right\} be the sample space associated to a random experiment. Let P(wn)=P(wn−1)2,n≥2P\left({w}_{n}\right) = \dfrac{P\left({w}_{n - 1}\right)}{2}, n \ge 2. Let A={2k+3l;k,l∈N}A = \left\{2k + 3l; k, l \in \mathbb{N}\right\} and B={wn;n∈A}B = \left\{{w}_{n}; n \in A\right\}. Then P(B)P\left(B\right) is equal to

Options

  1. A332\dfrac{3}{32}
  2. B364\dfrac{3}{64}
  3. C116\dfrac{1}{16}
  4. D132\dfrac{1}{32}

Correct answer

B. 364\dfrac{3}{64}

Step-by-step solution

Given,

P(wn)=P(wn−1)2,n≥2P\left({w}_{n}\right) = \dfrac{P\left({w}_{n - 1}\right)}{2}, n \ge 2

Let P(w1)=λP\left({w}_{1}\right) = \lambda then

P(w2)=λ2P\left({w}_{2}\right) = \dfrac{\lambda}{2}

P(w3)=λ22P\left({w}_{3}\right) = \dfrac{\lambda}{{2}^{2}}

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P(wn)=λ2n−1P\left({w}_{n}\right) = \dfrac{\lambda}{{2}^{n - 1}}

As

∑k=1∞P(wk)=1\mathop{∑}_{k = 1}^{\infty}P\left({w}_{k}\right) = 1

⇒λ+λ2+λ22+λ23+....=1⇒ \lambda + \dfrac{\lambda}{2} + \dfrac{\lambda}{{2}^{2}} + \dfrac{\lambda}{{2}^{3}} + . . . . = 1

⇒λ1−12=1⇒λ=12⇒ \dfrac{\lambda}{1 - \dfrac{1}{2}} = 1 ⇒ \lambda = \dfrac{1}{2}

So, P(wn)=12nP\left({w}_{n}\right) = \dfrac{1}{{2}^{n}}

A={2k+3l;k,l∈N}={5,7,8,9,10……}A = \left\{2k + 3l; k, l \in N\right\} = \left\{5, 7, 8, 9, 10 \ldots \ldots\right\}

B={wn:n∈A}B = \left\{{w}_{n}: n \in A\right\}

B={w5,w7,w8,w9,w10,w11,…}B = \left\{{w}_{5}, {w}_{7}, {w}_{8}, {w}_{9}, {w}_{10}, {w}_{11}, \ldots\right\}

A=N−{1,2,3,4,6}A = \mathbb{N} - \left\{1, 2, 3, 4, 6\right\}

∴P(B)=1−[P(w1)+P(w2)+P(w3)+P(w4)+P(w6)]∴ P\left(B\right) = 1 - \left[P\left({w}_{1}\right) + P\left({w}_{2}\right) + P\left({w}_{3}\right) + P\left({w}_{4}\right) + P\left({w}_{6}\right)\right]

=1−[12+14+18+116+164]= 1 - \left[\dfrac{1}{2} + \dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{8} + \dfrac{1}{16} + \dfrac{1}{64}\right]

=1−(32+16+8+4+164)=364= 1 - \left(\dfrac{32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 1}{64}\right) = \dfrac{3}{64}

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