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Solutions to ALPS Mathematics 2203| JEE 2022

Syllabus: Vectors & Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Matrices & Determinants
Day - 1
1.(B) Apply VTP

2.(C) 
P A B   1
6
 P  A  B 
5
6

P  A  B 
1
4
 
1
& P A   P  A 
4
3
4
P  A  B   P  A  P  B   P  A  B 
5 3 1 5 1 53 1
  P  B   P  B    
6 4 4 6 2 6 3
3 1
P  A  P  B     P  A  B 
4 3
A & B are independent but not equally likely.

3.(B) Clearly   i where i 2  1

So      0  2  1  1  0  3   i 2  1  1   i 3  1  1 1  i  1  i
3
So, principal argument of     is 
4

4.(B)  
a  b  c =  a.c  b  a.b .c  
 a .c = x –2x + 7, a .b = – sin y
2


a. b  c = 5 
 x –2x + 7 – sin y = 5
2
 (x – 1)2 + 1 = sin y
  5
x = 1, y =  4n  1  ,
2 2 2
5.(ABCD)
S is a sphere whose extremities of a diameter are given as (0, 2, 0) and (0, 0, 4)
 centre is (0, 1, 2) and radius  5
Equation of the sphere is
( x  0)( x  0)  ( y  2)( y  0)  ( z  0)( z  4)  0

or x2  y 2  z 2  2 y  4z  0
which passes through the origin

6.(ABC)
Event E1  first digit is 2
Event E2  second digit is 2
Event E3  third digit is 2

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2 1 2 1 2 1
P  E1    ; P  E2    ; P  E3   
4 2 4 2 4 2
1 1 1
P  E1  E2   ,P  E2  E3   ,P  E1  E3  
4 4 4
1
P  E1  E2  E 3    P  E1  .P  E2  .P  E3 
4
Now P  E1  E2   P  E1  .P  E2   E1 &E2 are independent
Similarly; E2 and E3 are independent & E1 and E2 are independent.
7.(BC)
Let  I  AB 1  P
 P  I  AB   I  P  PAB  I  PB1  PA  B1  BPB 1  I  BPA

 
1
B 1  B  B  I  AB  
1
Now BPB 1  B  I  AB 
1
 B 1  B  I  AB  1
 
1 1
 B  I  AB  B 1   I  BA
8.(AC)
Given, | a |  1, | c |  1 and | b |  4
Since, angle between a and c is cos 1 (1/ 4)
1
 a.c  and a  b  2a  c  b  2c  a
4
Squaring b 2  4c 2   2 a 2  4c .a
 16  4   2     2    12  0
 (  4)(  3)  0    4, 3

9-11 9.(B) 10.(D) 11.(B)

An  An  2  A2  I  A50  A48  A2  I
Further,
A48  A46  A2  I
A46  A44  A2  I

A4  A2  A2  I
_____________________

A50  25 A2  24 I
1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0   25 0 0  1 0 0   1 0 0 
A2  1 0 1  1 0 1   1 1 0  A50   25 25 0   24 0 1 0    25 1 0 
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1   25 0 25 0 0 1   25 0 1 

 | A50 | 1

 
Also, tr A50  1  1  1  3

 1 0 0  x   1  1 
Further,  25 1 0   y    25  1  0
 25 0 1   z   25 0

0  0 1 0 0 
Similarly, 2  1  and 3  0
    0 1 0  , i.e., |  | 1
0 1  0 0 1 

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12.(2) Let angle between û and v̂ be  then :

uˆ  vˆ vˆ  wˆ uˆ  wˆ
xˆ  , yˆ  and zˆ 
 2 2
2 cos
2
1 2
  xˆ yˆ zˆ  

uˆ  vˆ vˆ  wˆ uˆ  wˆ  

uˆ vˆ wˆ 
4 cos 4 cos
2 2
 uˆ vˆ wˆ  
2 2
 sin   
Also  xˆ  yˆ yˆ  zˆ zˆ  xˆ    xˆ yˆ zˆ 
2 1
  =    
 2cos  / 2   2cos  / 2  2 2

Day - 2
1.(7) E1 = Event that A has drawn a white ball.
E2 = Event that A has drawn a black ball.
E3 = event that A has drawn a green ball.
2 4 6
P(E1) = , P(E2) = , P(E3) =
12 12 12
E = event that B has drawn two green balls
E 6
 E 
C2  E  5 C2
Hence P    11
 P   and P    11
 E1  C2  E2   E3  C2
 E  4 6 C2
P ( E2 ) P   
 E2   E2  12 11 C2 2
 P   3  
 E  E 6 6 5 5

2 C 4 C 6 C
P ( Ei ) P    11 2   11 2   11 2
i 1  Ei  12 C2 12 C2 12 C2

2.(8) In a skew symmetric matrix, diagonal elements are zero

Also aij  a ji  0 ; Hence, number of matrices  2  2  2  8

3. [A-q] [B-s] [C-p] [D-r]

Total no. of divisors =  a  1b  1 c  1 d  1
Total no. of even divisors = a  b  1 c  1 d  1
Total no. of odd divisors =  b  1 c  1 d  1
Total no. of divisors of 4 form =  a  1 b  1 c  1 d  1
 b 1   d 1 
Total no. of divisor of 4  1 form     c  1   2   2
 2   

4.(A) Any vector  

r can be written as r   r  a  a  r  b b   r  c  c where a, b , c are three mutually

perpendicular unit vectors.

 r  a 2   r  b  =  r  a  a   r  b  b   r  c  c   r  r  r  r 2
2
  r  c 
2

Clearly (A) is the answers

 c 
c   c 
A  1 P A P( Ac  B c ) 1  P( A  B)
5.(A) P c    1   1

 B   Bc c 1  P( B)
     P( B )

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1  ( P ( A)  P ( B )  P ( A  B)) 0.65 13 2
 1  1 1  .
1  P(B ) 0.75 15 15
6.(C) To have a non-trivial solution
t t  1 t 1
1
t 1 t t2 0  2t  1  0  t
2
t 1 t  2 t

03 3
7.(D) Length of perpendicular from origin to the given plane  3h
111

 Required radius = 52  32 = 4

8.(AD) Let   iˆ  xjˆ  3kˆ,   4iˆ  (4 x  2) ˆj  2kˆ

Given, 2 |  |  |  |

 2 10  x 2  20  4(2 x  1)2  10  x 2  5  (4 x 2  4 x  1)
2
 3x 2  4 x  4  0  x  2, 
3
9.(BCD)
Let E1 : the toss result in a head
E2 : the toss result in a tail
A: noted number is 7 or 8
1 1
P  E1   , P  E2  
2 2
6 5 11
P  A / E1   P  7   P 8   
36 36 36
2
P  A / E2  
11
1 11 1 2 193
P  A  P  E1  .P  A / E1   P  E2  P  A / E2      
2 36 2 11 792
10.(AC)
A  B  AB
 I   A  B  AB   I   I  A I  B   I  | I  A | | I  B | | I |
 | I  A |,| I  B | are non zero
Also  I  B  I  A  I
 I  B  A  BA  I  A B  B  A  AB  BA

11.(B) The left pocket box will be empty at the moment when the right pocket box contains exactly r
matchsticks if and only if exactly N  r selections of the right pocket box precede the  N  1 st
selection of the left-pocket box.
The prob. of finding the left pocket box empty when the right pocket box contains r matchsticks is
N r N 1 2 N r 1
2 N r 1 1 1
CN      2 N r CN   .
2 2 2
Similarly, the prob. that the right-pocket box is empty when the left-pocket box contains exactly r
2 N  r 1
2 N r 1
matchsticks is CN  
2

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 2 N r 2 N  r 1  2 N r
1 2 N r 1
Hence, the probability of the required even is 2  CN    CN  
 2  2
12-14 12.(D) 13.(C) 14.(D)
We must have a 2  b2  kp
 either a  b  0 or a  b is multiple of p
When a  b ; number of matrices is p
And when a  b = multiple of p  a, b has p  1
 Total number of matrices  p  p 1  2 p 1

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Day - 3
1.(1) Intersection of line y  z  1 = 0, x = 0 with xy plane gives x = 0, y = 1 and z = 0 so point A is (0, 1, 0).
Similarly point B is (1, 0, 0) and point C is (1, 0, 0). Here AB2 + AC2 = BC2. So triangle ABC is right
angle at A. Hence orthocentre is point A (0, 1, 0).

2.(7) Let an denote the no. of outcomes in which 2 consecutive heads do not occur when the fair coin is tossed
n times.
Now; a1  2  H ,T 
a2  3  HT ,TH ,TT 
For n  3 , If O the last outcome is T, then we can not have 2 consecutive heads in the first (n-1) tosses.
This can happen in an-1 ways. If the last outcome is H, then we must have a T at the (n -1)th toss and we
can not have 2 consecutive heads in the first (n -2) tosses. This can happen in a n-2 ways. Therefore
an  an1  an2 for all n  3
So, now, a3  5,a4  8,a5  13,a6  21,a7  34,a8  55,a9  89 &a10  144
144 9
Thus, probability of the required even is 
1024 64
p  q  3 73  3
 7
10 10

3.(2) System of equations

x  y  z    1 ….(i)
x  y  z    1 ….(ii)
x  y  z    1 ….(iii)
Since system has no solution.
Therefore, (1)   0 and (2)   1  0
 1 1
1  1  0,   1
1 1 
R1  R1  R3 , R2  R3  R.3
 1 0 1  
0  1 1    0
1 1 

or   1    1 11     1       1  0

or    1     1     1      12  0
or    12    1  1  0
or   1,1, 2 or   1, 2
Since system has no solution,   1
   2

4.(C) Take cross product with ̂ , we get

 ˆ ˆ  
ˆ x   ˆ (
ˆ x)

 ˆ ˆ  x  (
̂  x =  ˆ  x )
ˆ
But if we take dot product with ̂ we get ̂  x = 0

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So 2 x = ˆ  (ˆ ˆ )
1
Now 4| x |2 = | ˆ |2  | ˆ ˆ |2 2ˆ  (ˆ ˆ ) = 2  |x| = .
2

m n   q n 
5.(D) Let A  , adj  A    
 p q  p m 
Let | A | d  mq  np
m  qd n 1  d 
| A  d adj A | 0
p 1  d  q  md

 mq  m2 d  q 2 d  mqd 2  np  2npd  npd 2  0

  mq  np    mq  np  d 2  m2d  q2d  2mqd  2d 2  0

 d  d 3
 
 2d 2  d m2  q 2  2mq  0   d  d  1   m  q    0  d  1, m  q  0

2 2


| A  d adj | A |   m  q   4  mq  np   4d  4
2
Now,

6.(D) Given AB  A and BA  B

 A2  A
B2  B
 An  A
Bn  B

 A2010  B2010 
2011
  A  B
2011


Now  A  B 2  A2  B2  AB  BA  2  A  B 
 A2010  B2010 
2011
  A  B k  2k  1  A  B     A  B
2011
 22010  A  B 

7.(ABCD)

8.(AD)
a 
Let X   b 
 c 

 8 6 2   a  a 
 AX  X   6 7 4   b   b 
    
 2 4 3   c   c 

 8    a  6b  2c  0
6a   7    b  4c  0 and 2a  4b   3    c  0
8 6 2
For non-zero solution 6 7   4  0    0, 3, 15
2 4 3  
9.(ABC)
A  adjA | A | I  4I
 | A | 4

| adj A || A |31  16

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adj KA  K 31adjA

| adj  adj A || A |   | A |4  256

2
31

10.(1) Family of planes passing containing the given line is x + y + z – 4 +  [ 2x + y + 3z – 1] = 0. If it passes

through origin then  = –4.
 Equation of plane is 7x + 3y + 11z = 0 .....… (i)
Equation of plane containing the given line and perpendicular to plane (i) is
x + y + z – 4 + 1 (2x + y + 3z – 1) = 0 .....… (ii)
where 7(1 + 21) + 3(1 + 1) + 11(1 + 31) = 0
21
 1  = Line OA is perpendicular to plane (ii)
50
Hence direction ratios of OA are (8, 29, –13)
x y z
 Equation of line OA is  
8 29 13

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Day - 4
1
1.(7) Probability of hitting the target in one fire p 
5
Then probability of hitting the target at least once in n fires
n
4 3
 1  (probability of not hitting the target )  1    
5 4
n 6 7
4 1 4 1 4 1
    as    and     The least value of n = 7
5 4 5 4 5 4

2.(2.24)
Let the insect takes the path CF-FE where BF = y
E(1, 1, 1)
 distance travelled by the insect,
A(0, 1, 0) (1, 1, 0)B

f (y) = 1  1  y   1  y 2
2

for f (y) to be minimum f (y) = 0

F
y 1 y
  0
1   y  1 1  y2
2

1 C(0, 0, 0) D(1, 0, 0)
On solving we get y =
2
 1 
 F  1, , 0  Distance  5
 2 

3.(2) Let a, b and c be three vectors of magnitude a unit and equal inclination  with each other.
The volume of the parallelopiped = a   b  c    a b c 

a  a a b a c
1 cos  cos 
2
and  a b c   b  a b  b b  c = a cos  6
1 cos 
 
a c b c c c cos  cos  1

= a 6 (2cos3 – 3 cos2 + 1) = a 6 (1 – cos )2 (1 + 2cos )

  a b c   a 3 1  2 cos  1  cos  
 

4. [A-r] [B-q] [C-p] [D-s]

a b c
1
  b c a    a  b  c   a  b    b  c    c  a  
2 2 2
2  
c a b

(A) If a  b  c  0 and a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
   0 and a  b  c  0
Therefore, the equations represent identical planes.
(B) a  b  c  0 and a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
 0
Therefore, the equations have infinitely many solutions.
ax  by   a  b  z
bx  cy   b  c  z

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 b 2
  
 ac y  b 2  ac z  y  z

 ax  by  cy  0  ax  ay  x  y  z
(C) a  b  c  0 and a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
 0
Therefore, the equations represent planes meeting at only one point
(D) a  b  c  0 and a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
 abc0
Therefore, the equations represent whole of the three-dimensional space

5. [A-r] [B-s] [C-p] [D-q]

a
Probability of giving 1 thing to man =
ab
b
Probability of giving 1 thing to woman =
ab

(A) Probability of giving even things to man 

 a  b m   b  a m
2  a  b
m

(B) Probability of giving odd things to man 

 a  b m   b  a m
2  a  b
m

mr
Cr a r bmr
r m
 a   b 
(C) Probability of giving exactly r things to man  Cr     
m

 ab  ab  a  b m
(D) Probability of giving atleast 1 things to man
m m
 a   b 
mr m
 a  b m   b m
 
1 mr
Cr  a    b 
r
 m
Cr      m

r 1  ab  ab  a  b m r 1  a  b m
6.(A) Let (, , ) be the point of intersection of two lines.
 (sin A + sin B + sin C) = 2d2 and (sin 2A + sin 2B + sin 2C) = d2
sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2C 1 A B C 1
   sin sin sin  .
sin A  sin B  sin C 2 2 2 2 16

 3n  1   3n  2    3n  4    3n  5  .......   5  4    2  1

7.(C) p 
6n
C3
3n 2 3n
p 
n  6n  1 6n  2   6n  1 6n  2 

8.(D) A6  I  BA6  B

  BA A5  B  AB 2 A5  B  
AB AB 2 A4  B   A2 B 4 A4  B

Proceeding like this we get

A6 B64  B  B64  B  B 63  I  k  63

a b
9.(C) A 
c d
 a b   a c  1 0
A  AT  I     
 c d  b d  0 1

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 1 
 b
1 1
 2a  1, b  c  0,2d  1  a  , c  b, d   A 2 
2 2  b 1
 
 2
Now AAT  I
 1  1  1 
 b  b   4 b
2
0  1 0
 A 2 
2
I    
 b 1  1  0 2 1  0 1
b  
  b  
 2  2  4
 1 3  1 3
    
1 3
 b2   1  b    A 2 2  and  2 2 
4 2  3 1   3 1 
   
 2 2   2 2 
Number of matrices = 2

adj  adjA   312 3

adj B A A
10.(C)   
C 5A 53 A 125

adjB
Now A 5  1
C

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1.(BC)
1   2 1  2 2 1  3 2
We have  2   2  2  2 2  2  3 2  648
 3   2  3  2 2  3  3 2
Applying R3  R3  R2 , R2  R2  R1

1   2 1  2 2 1  3 2
 3  2 3  4 3  6  648
5  2 5  4 5  6

Applying R3  R3  R2

1   2 1  2 2 1  3 2
 3  2 3  4 3  6  648
2 2 2

Applying C3  C3  C2 , C 2  C2  C1

1   2   2  3    2  5 
3  2 2 2  648
2 0 0

 22  2  3   22  2  5   324  4 2  32    0, 9

2.(CD)

 N T MN 
T
(A)  N T M T N  N T MN if M is symmetric and is  N T MN if M is skew symmetric

(B)  MN  NM T  N T M T  M T N T  NM  MN    MN  NM  . So,  MN  NM  is skew symmetric

(C)  MN T  N T M T  NM  MN if M and N are symmetric. So, MN is not symmetric

(D)  adj.M  adj.N   adj  NM   adj  MN 
3.(BCD)
 2 3 4 n  2 
 
 3 4 5 n 3 
P 
 
n  2 n 3 2n  4 

 4  6 5  7  
 
 5  7  
P 
2
 = Null matrix if n is a multiple of 3.
 
n  4  n  6 2n  4  2n  6 
 
2
C1  2C1  3!  11 p9 4  3! 11!  2! 1
4.(7) Probability   
14
P12 2!14! 91
1 1 p 91
  p  91 so   7
p 91 13 13

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5.(9) Roots of real; p 2  4q

Possible value of p Possible value of q such that real roots Number of quadratic
1 No value 0
2 1 1
3 1, 2 2
4 1, 2, 3, 4 4
5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 6
6 1, 2, 3,………,9 9
7 1, 2, 3,……….,10 10
8 1, 2, 3,……….,10 10
9 1, 2, 3,……….,10 10
10 1, 2, 3,……….,10 10
62 31
Probability  
100 50

6.(9) Given A2  A
 I   I  0.4 A I  A

 I  I A  0.4 AI  0.4A2  I  A  0.4 A  0.4A  I  A  0.4     0.4A

 0.4  0.4      2 / 3  | 9 | 6

7.(8) A diagonal matrix is commutative with every square matrix if it is scalar matrix; so every diagonal
element is 4. Therefore, | A | 64

8.(7) Equation of plane passing though (2, 1, 0), (5, 0, 1)

and (4, 1, 1) is P(2, 1, 6)
x  2 y 1 z  0
5  2 0 1 1  0  0 

4  2 1 1 1  0
Q
 ( x  2)(1)  ( y  1)(3  2)  z(0  2)  0
or, x + y – 2z = 3 …(i)
x  2 y 1 z  6
A point on the line   is (2, 1, 6). P
3 4 5
Now the reflection point of this point (2, 1, 6) w. r. t
mirror kept along the plane x + y – 2z = 3 is
  2   1    6 2  2  1  2  6  3
  
1 1 2 12  12  (2)2
   2  4  6,   1  4  5 &    8  6  2 .
x  2 y 1 z  6
Also the line   = r,
3 4 5
Let meets the plane
x + y – 2z = 3 at (3r + 2, 4r + 1, 5r + 6)
 3r + 2 + 4r + 1 – 2(5r + 6) = 3  –3r = 12  r = –4
 Point Q = (–10, –15, –14)
 Equation of reflected ray is line joining P and Q.
x  10 y  15 z  14 x  10 y  15 z  14
    Reflected line  
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9.(29) The required line is the line passing through (1, 2, 1) and perpendicular to the line of intersection of the
two planes.
6
C3 3n  3C1 .2n  3C2 
10.(3) Required probability =    p3
 6 n

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1.(B) The locus is the pair of planes passing through the point of intersection of the lines and having their
bisectors as the normals.

2.(C) Let P be the foot of normal of C on BD y

Using 2 dimensional coordinate geometry in x-z
8 r C
plane we get P as  r , 0,  (2r,0,0)
5 5 A x
2 2r D
P
Also CP = as 2r.r = 5 r . CP B
5r (0,0,r) C
8 2 r 85
C  r, r ,  hence CA = r z
5 5 5 5

3.(B) Let any point on second line be (, 2, 3) A (1, 1, 1)

6 6
cos = sin  =
42 42
1 1 6
OAB = (OA) .OB sin  = 3 .  14  = 6
2 2 42
 =2 O B(, 2, 3)
So B is (2, 4, 6)

4.(B) Total number of ways of drawing the pair of balls  2nC22n2C2  2n4C2 ....... 4C2 .2 C2 
 2n  !
2n
Probability (pair consist one white and one red)


 n
  
C1 .n C1 . n 1 C1 .n 1C1 ............ 1C1 .1C1  n! n!

2n
  2n  !    2n  !  2n Cn
 n   n 
 2   2 

5.(C) P3  P  I  P   P  P2  P   I  P   2P  I

P4  P  2P  I   2  I  P   P  2I  3P

P5  P  2I  3P   2P  3  IP   5P  3I

P6  P  5P  3I   5  I  P   3P  5I  8P
So n  6

6.(A) A 3
 B3  C 3  A  B  A  A B  B A  B  C A  C A  C B  0
4 3 3 4 3 3 3

 |  A3  B3  C 3   A  B  | 0  |  A3  B3  C 3  | 0 , since | A  B | 0

7.(C) P(x, y, z) lies on line through (0, 0, 2) making 60° with z-axis
( xi  yj  ( z  2)k ).kˆ
i.e.  cos 60º  x 2  y 2  3( z  2)2  0
x  y  ( z  2)
2 2 2

1
8.(A) The plane passes through (0, 0, 2) and its inclination with z-axis is  , where cos  
3
i.e.   60º  it represent a pair of straight lines.

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9.(B) The plane is parallel to z-axis  locus is a hyperbola

10.(5) Event A  HH , HTHH , HTHTHH ,.......

Event B  TT , THTT , THTHTT ,.......
1 1 1 1/ 4 1
P  A  2
 4
 6
 .......  
2 2 2 1 3
1
4

Similarly; P  B   1/ 3
1 1 2
 P  A  B   
3 3 3

1 x2 x4
11.(4)    xyz  1 y 2
n
y 4   xyz 
n
x 2
 y2  y 2
 z2  z 2
 x2 
2 4
1 z z

 1 1  1 1  1 1 
Clearly when n  4,     2 

 2  2  2 

y
2
x  z 2
y  x z 

 
1 1 1
12.(4) | adjA1 | | A1 |2   | adj A1 |  | A |2  22  4
| A| 2
| adj A1 |

13.(C)

Let Ei denote the event that ‘i' white balls remain in the urn when the last black ball is drawn. This
means that out of the first  a  b  i  1 draws, there must be exactly  b  1 black balls and  a  i 
white balls. Also, the  a  b  i  th draw results in a black ball. Therefore ;
b a b i 1
Cb 1 . a Ca i 1 Cb 1
P  Ei    
a b i 1 a  b
Ca b i 1 Ca
a a a b 1
 
1 Cb a
Now; probability that all left balls are white  P  Ei   a b i 1 C
b 1 
a b

a b ab
i 1 Cai 1 Ca

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