3. An experiment involves rolling a pair of dice and recording the numbers that come up. Describe the following events:
Which pairs of these events are mutually exclusive?
For two elements to be mutually exclusive, there should not be any common element amongst them.
Also, A = {(3,6), (4,5), (5, 4), (6,3), (4,6), (5,5), (6,4), (5,6), (6,5), (6,6)}
B = {(1,2), (2,2), (3, 2), (4,2), (5,2), (6,2), (2,1), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6)}
C = {(3,6), (6,3), (5, 4), (4,5), (6,6)}
Now, A B = (no common element in A and B)
Hence, A and B are mutually exclusive
Again, B C = (no common element in B and C)
Hence, B and C are mutually exclusive
Again, C A = {(3,6), (6,3), (5, 4), (4,5), (6,6)}
Therefore,
A and B, B and C are mutually exclusive.