Probability

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Class: 10th Mathematics
Chapter: Probability (рдкреНрд░рд╛рдпрд┐рдХрддрд╛)


### 1. Important Definitions (рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдкрд░рд┐рднрд╛рд╖рд╛рдПрдБ)

  • Probability (рдкреНрд░рд╛рдпрд┐рдХрддрд╛): A quantitative measure of the likelihood or chance of occurrence of an event. (рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдШрдЯрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рдШрдЯрдиреЗ рдХреА рд╕рдВрднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛рддреНрдордХ рдорд╛рдкред)
  • Experiment (рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧ): An action or operation that results in one or several outcomes.
  • Sample Space (рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рджрд░реНрд╢ рд╕рдорд╖реНрдЯрд┐): The set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment.
  • Event (рдШрдЯрдирд╛): A subset of the sample space. An event is associated with certain outcomes of an experiment.
  • Elementary Event (рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рдВрднрд┐рдХ рдШрдЯрдирд╛): An event that has only one outcome of the sample space. (рд╡рд╣ рдШрдЯрдирд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдкрд░рд┐рдгрд╛рдо рд╣реЛред)
  • Complementary Event (рдкреВрд░рдХ рдШрдЯрдирд╛): The event representing "not E", denoted by E' or P(not E). It represents all outcomes that are not in event E.

### 2. Key Formulas & Concepts (рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд╕реВрддреНрд░ рдФрд░ рдЕрд╡рдзрд╛рд░рдгрд╛рдПрдБ)

1. Basic Probability Formula

The probability of occurrence of any event $E$, denoted by $P(E)$, is defined as: P(E) = (Number of outcomes favourable to E) / (Total number of possible outcomes of the experiment)

In short: P(E) = n(E) / n(S) Where $n(E)$ is the number of favorable outcomes and $n(S)$ is the total number of outcomes.


2. Relationship Between an Event and its Complement

For any event $E$: P(E) + P(not E) = 1 OR P(E') = 1 - P(E) OR P(E) = 1 - P(not E)


3. Range of Probability (рдкреНрд░рд╛рдпрд┐рдХрддрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдкрд░рд┐рд╕рд░)

  • The probability of an event always lies between $0$ and $1$ (inclusive).
  • 0 <= P(E) <= 1
  • Expressed in percentage: $0%$ to $100%$.

4. Types of Special Events

  • Sure Event / Certain Event (рд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рдШрдЯрдирд╛): An event that is sure to happen. Its probability is always $1$.
  • Impossible Event (рдЕрд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рдШрдЯрдирд╛): An event that cannot happen. Its probability is always $0$.
  • Sum of Elementary Events: The sum of the probabilities of all the elementary events of an experiment is $1$. P(E1) + P(E2) + ... + P(En) = 1

### 3. Important Standard Problems & Shortcuts (рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдорд╛рдирдХ рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди)

A. Coin Based Problems (рд╕рд┐рдХреНрдХреЗ рдкрд░ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди)

  • Single Coin: Total outcomes $S = {H, T}$ -> Total = $2^1 = 2$
  • Two Coins: Total outcomes $S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}$ -> Total = $2^2 = 4$
  • Three Coins: Total outcomes $S = 2^3 = 8$

B. Die / Dice Based Problems (рдкрд╛рд╕реЗ рдкрд░ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди)

  • Single Die: Total outcomes $S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}$ -> Total = $6^1 = 6$
  • Two Dice: Total outcomes $6^2 = 36$
  • Key terms:
    • Prime Number (рдЕрднрд╛рдЬреНрдп рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛): $2, 3, 5$ (Total = 3)
    • Even Number (рд╕рдо рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛): $2, 4, 6$ (Total = 3)
    • Odd Number (рд╡рд┐рд╖рдо рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛): $1, 3, 5$ (Total = 3)

C. Playing Cards Based Problems (рддрд╛рд╢ рдХреА рдЧрдбреНрдбреА рдкрд░ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди)

  • Total Cards: $52$ cards divided into 4 suits (Spades, Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds).
  • Red Cards (рд▓рд╛рд▓ рдкрддреНрддреЗ): $26$ (13 Hearts + 13 Diamonds)
  • Black Cards (рдХрд╛рд▓реЗ рдкрддреНрддреЗ): $26$ (13 Spades + 13 Clubs)
  • Face Cards (рддрд╕реНрд╡реАрд░ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдкрддреНрддреЗ): $12$ (4 Kings, 4 Queens, 4 Jacks)
  • Honor / Ace Cards (рдЗрдХреНрдХреЗ): $4$ Aces.

All the Best for your MP Board Class 10 Examinations!