If A,B,C are three events associated with a random experiment, prove that

P(A U B U C) = P(A) +P(B)+P(C)-P(A intersection B) - P(A intersection C) - P(Bintersection C) + P(A intersection B intersection C)

P (ABC) = P [(AB) ∪ C]

= P (AB) + P (C) – P [(AB) ∩ C]                      [P (XY) = P (X) + P (Y) – P (XY)]

= P (AB) + P (C) – P (A ∩ C) – P (BC)             [P (XY) ∩ Z] = [P (XZ) ∪ P (Y Z)]]

= P (A) + P (B) – P (AB) + P (C) – P (AC) – P (BC)

= P (A) + P (B) + P (C) – P (AB) – P (BC) – P (AC)

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