SOLUTION: Is this true or false P(a -- a(bar)=1 where a bar is the complement of a?

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Question 933016: Is this true or false P(a -- a(bar)=1 where a bar is the complement of a?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you mean , then it is false. This is assuming .


Why is it false? Because , this means that is it impossible for both event and event to happen.


The two events are complete opposites of one another. If one happens, then the other does NOT happen. So it *should* really say


Again, this is based on the assumption your book is using