let Omega be non empty set ; for Sigma being SigmaField of Omega
for A, B, C being Event of Sigma
for P being Probability of Sigma st A,B are_independent_respect_to P & A,C are_independent_respect_to P & B misses C holds
A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P
let Sigma be SigmaField of Omega; for A, B, C being Event of Sigma
for P being Probability of Sigma st A,B are_independent_respect_to P & A,C are_independent_respect_to P & B misses C holds
A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P
let A, B, C be Event of Sigma; for P being Probability of Sigma st A,B are_independent_respect_to P & A,C are_independent_respect_to P & B misses C holds
A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P
let P be Probability of Sigma; ( A,B are_independent_respect_to P & A,C are_independent_respect_to P & B misses C implies A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P )
assume that
A1:
A,B are_independent_respect_to P
and
A2:
A,C are_independent_respect_to P
and
A3:
B misses C
; A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P
A4:
A /\ B misses A /\ C
by A3, XBOOLE_1:76;
P . (A /\ (B \/ C)) =
P . ((A /\ B) \/ (A /\ C))
by XBOOLE_1:23
.=
(P . (A /\ B)) + (P . (A /\ C))
by A4, PROB_1:def 8
.=
((P . A) * (P . B)) + (P . (A /\ C))
by A1
.=
((P . A) * (P . B)) + ((P . A) * (P . C))
by A2
.=
(P . A) * ((P . B) + (P . C))
.=
(P . A) * (P . (B \/ C))
by A3, PROB_1:def 8
;
hence
A,B \/ C are_independent_respect_to P
; verum