AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does union of event consist?
A
all the elements in event A and set B.
B
the common elements in event A and set B.
C
all the elements in event A but not in event B.
D
all the elements in event B but not in event A.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The symbol ∪ is popularly used for union and its association with the word “or”. This is because A∪B is the set of all elements in A or B or even both.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union of events: The union of events A and B, denoted by, consists of all outcomes that are in A or in B or in both A and B. Intersection of events: The intersection of events A and B, denoted by, consists of all outcomes that are in both A and B.

Detailed explanation-3: -The union of two sets A and B is defined as the set of all the elements which are present in set A and set B or both the elements in A and B altogether. The union of the sets a and is denoted as ‘a ∪ b’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: Union of Events. The union of events A and B, denoted A∪B, is the collection of all outcomes that are elements of one or the other of the sets A and B, or of both of them.

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