Show that if events A and B obey the multiplication rule, P(A and B) = P(A) P(B), then A and the complement B c of B also obey the multiplication rule, P(A and B c ) = P(A) P(B c ). That is, if events A and B are independent, then A and B c are also independent. (Hint: Start by drawing a Venn diagram and noticing that the events “A and B” and “A and B c ” are disjoint

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Show that if events A and B obey the multiplication rule, P(A and B) = P(A) P(B), then A and the complement B c of B also obey the multiplication rule, P(A and B c ) = P(A) P(B c ). That is, if events A and B are independent, then A and B c are also independent. (Hint: Start by drawing a Venn diagram and noticing that the events “A and B” and “A and B c ” are disjoint

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