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Given any two events, E, and E₂, what does the probability P(E, U E₂) represent?

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Answer:

P(E1 ∪ E2) = P(E1) + P(E2) - P(E1 ∩ E2)

Explanation:

As we know that, if A and B are two events then

P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)

⇒ P(E1 ∪ E2) = P(E1) + P(E2) - P(E1 ∩ E2)

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