TWO AEROPLANES I AND II BOMB A TARGET IN SUCCESION.THE PROBABILITY OF I AND II SCORING A HIT CORRECTLY ARE 0.3 AND 0.2,RESPECTIVELY.THE SECOND PLANE WILL BOMB ONLY IF THE FIRST MISSES THE TARGET. FIND THE PROBABILITY THAT THE TARGET IS HIT BY THE SECOND PLANE.

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        TWO AEROPLANES I AND II BOMB A TARGET IN SUCCESION.THE PROBABILITY OF I AND II SCORING A HIT CORRECTLY ARE 0.3 AND 0.2,RESPECTIVELY.THE SECOND PLANE WILL BOMB ONLY IF THE FIRST MISSES THE TARGET. FIND THE PROBABILITY THAT THE TARGET IS HIT BY THE SECOND PLANE.

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SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI

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Dear student,

Required probability=0.7*0.2=0.14....

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