Two decks of cards are “matched,” that is, the order of the cards in the decks is compared by turning the cards over one by one from the two decks simultaneously; a “match” means that the two cards are identical. Show that the probability of at least one match is nearly.11/e

Short Answer

Expert verified

The probability of at least one match is nearly11/ehas been proved.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information 

It has been given that two decks of cards are “matched,” that is, the order of the cards in the decks is compared by turning the cards over one by one from the two decks simultaneously; a “match” means that the two cards are identical

02

Definition of Probability 

Probability means the chances of any event to occur is called it probability.

03

Find the probability 

The Poisson distribution is given by the expression mentioned below.

P(x)=μxeμx!

Assume that there is no cards match so the average.

μ=np=n(1n)=1

All couples are equally likely, the probability of getting no match is given by expression mentioned below.

p(0)=10e10!=e1

Now the probability of getting at least one couples is given by expression mentioned below.

p(x>0)=1p(0)=1e1=11e

Hence, it has been proved.

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with Vaia!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

A bit (meaning binary digit) is 0 or 1. An ordered array of eight bits (such as01101001) is a byte. How many different bytes are there? If you select a byte at random, what is the probability that you select 11000010? What is the probability thatyou select a byte containing three 1’s and five 0’s?

Equation (10.12)isonly an approximation (but usually satisfactory). Show, however, that if you keep the second order termsin,(10.10)then

role="math" localid="1664364127028" w¯=w(x¯,y¯)+12(2wx2)σx2+12(2wy2)σy2.

Show thatP(A+B+C)=P(A)+P(B)+P(C)-P(AB)-P(AC)-P(BC)+P(ABC).

Hint: Start with Figure 3.2 and sketch in a region C overlapping some of the pointsof each of the regions A, B, and AB.

(a) Three typed letters and their envelopes are piled on a desk. If someone puts theletters into the envelopes at random (one letter in each), what is theprobabilitythat each letter gets into its own envelope? Call the envelopes A, B, C, and thecorresponding letters a, b, c, and set up the sample space. Note that “a in A,b in B, c in A” is one point in the sample space.

(b) What is the probability that at least one letter gets into its own envelope?

Hint: What is the probability that no letter gets into its own envelope?

(c) Let A mean that a got into envelope A, and so on. Find the probability P(A)that a got into A. Find P(B) and P(C). Find the probability P(A + B)that either a or b or both got into their correct envelopes, and the probabilityP(AB) that both got into their correct envelopes. Verify equation (3.6).

(a) Set up a sample space for the 5 black and 10 white balls in a box discussed above assuming the first ball is not replaced. Suggestions: Number the balls, say 1 to 5 for black and 6 to 15 for white. Then the sample points form an array something like (2.4), but the point 3,3 for example is not allowed. (Why?

What other points are not allowed?) You might find it helpful to write the

numbers for black balls and the numbers for white balls in different colors.

(b) Let A be the event “first ball is white” and B be the event “second ball is

black.” Circle the region of your sample space containing points favorable to

A and mark this region A. Similarly, circle and mark region B. Count the

number of sample points in A and in B; these are and . The region

AB is the region inside both A and B; the number of points in this region is

. Use the numbers you have found to verify (3.2) and (3.1). Also find

and and verify (3.3) numerically.

(c) Use Figure 3.1 and the ideas of part (b) to prove (3.3) in general.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Physics Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.

Sign-up for free