Let ? and ? be two events. a) If the events ? and ? are mutually exclusive, are ? and ? always independent? If the answer is no, can they ever be independent? Explain. b) If ? ⊂ ?, can ? and ? ever be independent events? Explain.

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Let ? and ? be two events.
a) If the events ? and ? are mutually exclusive, are ? and ? always independent? If the
answer is no, can they ever be independent? Explain.
b) If ? ⊂ ?, can ? and ? ever be independent events? Explain.

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Let A and B be the two events.

Given that events, A and B are mutually exclusive events.

i.e. P left parenthesis A intersection B right parenthesis equals 0

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