Question:

Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be three mutually exclusive events such that $P \left( E _1\right)=\frac{2+3 p }{6}$, $P \left( E _2\right)=\frac{2- p }{8}$ and $P \left( E _3\right)=\frac{1- p }{2}$ If the maximum and minimum values of $p$ are $p _1$ and $p _2$, then $\left( p _1+ p _2\right)$ is equal to :

Updated On: Dec 20, 2023
  • $\frac{2}{3}$
  • $\frac{5}{3}$
  • $\frac{5}{4}$
  • 1
Hide Solution
collegedunia
Verified By Collegedunia

The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

The correct option is(D): 1.
Was this answer helpful?
0
0

Concepts Used:

Application of Derivatives

Various Applications of Derivatives-

Rate of Change of Quantities:

If some other quantity ‘y’ causes some change in a quantity of surely ‘x’, in view of the fact that an equation of the form y = f(x) gets consistently pleased, i.e, ‘y’ is a function of ‘x’ then the rate of change of ‘y’ related to ‘x’ is to be given by 

\(\frac{\triangle y}{\triangle x}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)

This is also known to be as the Average Rate of Change.

Increasing and Decreasing Function:

Consider y = f(x) be a differentiable function (whose derivative exists at all points in the domain) in an interval x = (a,b).

  • If for any two points x1 and x2 in the interval x such a manner that x1 < x2, there holds an inequality f(x1) ≤ f(x2); then the function f(x) is known as increasing in this interval.
  • Likewise, if for any two points x1 and x2 in the interval x such a manner that x1 < x2, there holds an inequality f(x1) ≥ f(x2); then the function f(x) is known as decreasing in this interval.
  • The functions are commonly known as strictly increasing or decreasing functions, given the inequalities are strict: f(x1) < f(x2) for strictly increasing and f(x1) > f(x2) for strictly decreasing.

Read More: Application of Derivatives