An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13411-421-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13411-421-7

Chapter 2 Probability - 2.3 The Probability Function - Questions - Page 31: 7

Answer

$B=(B\cap A_1)\cup (B\cap A_2)\cup ...... \cup(B\cap A_n)$

Work Step by Step

Based on the given conditions, $A_i$ and $A_j$ are disjoint to each other, and we can illustrate the situation as shown in the figure. With the definition of $S$ and we can have an expression: $A_i=S\cap A_i$. As $B$ is any event from $S$, we have: $B=B\cap S=B\cap(A_1\cup A_2\cup\dots A_n)=(B\cap A_1)\cup (B\cap A_2)\cup ...... \cup(B\cap A_n)$
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