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== Theorem ==
 
== Theorem ==
  
Let <math>A</math> and <math>B<math> be sets. Then <br/>
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Let <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> be sets. Then <br/>
'''(a)''' (A ∩ B) ⊂ A
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'''(a)''' (A ∩ B) ⊂ A <br/>
 
'''(b)''' A ⊂ (A ∪ B)
 
'''(b)''' A ⊂ (A ∪ B)
 
and Intersection is distributive over union ⇔ A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)  <br/>
 
<math>A\cap (B\cup C) = (A\cap B)\cup (A\cap C</math> <br/>
 
where <math>A</math>, <math>B</math> and <math>C</math> are events in a probability space.
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 11:19, 1 October 2013


Theorem

Let $ A $ and $ B $ be sets. Then
(a) (A ∩ B) ⊂ A
(b) A ⊂ (A ∪ B)



Proof

(a) let x ∈ (A ∩ B) ⇔ x ∈ A and x ∈ B ⇒ x ∈ A ⇒ (A ∩ B) ⊂ A.
(b) let x ∈ A. Then it is true that x is either in A or in B ⇔ x ∈ (A ∪ B) ⇒ A ⊂ (A ∪ B).
$ \blacksquare $



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