The urns A,B and C contains 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black and λ red, 4 black balls respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is…
JEE Main 2023 — Mathematics Probability & Statistics
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The urns A,B and C contains 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black and λ red, 4 black balls respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from urn C is 0.4, then the square of length of the side of largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the parabola y2=λx with one vertex at vertex of parabola is
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Solution
Let R be the event of drawing red balls.
P(AR)=104
P(BR)=105
P(CR)=4+λλ
Now,
P(RC)=0.4
⇒P(A)P(AR)+P(B)P(BR)+P(C)P(CR)P(C)P(CR)=104
⇒31×104+31×105+31×(λ+4λ)31×(λ+4λ)=104
⇒109+(λ+4λ)(λ+4λ)=104
⇒λ+4λ=104[109+(λ+4λ)]
⇒λ+45λ=2[109+(λ+4λ)]
⇒λ+45λ=5(λ+4)19λ+36
⇒25λ=19λ+36
⇒6λ=36
⇒λ=6
So, parabola is
y2=6x=4×32×x
Comparing with y2=4ax, we get
a=32
Hence, we have
Let P≡(32t2,34t)
In ΔOPQ, we have
tan(30∘)=at22at=t2
⇒t2=31
⇒t=23
Side length of triangle=4at=123
Square of side of triangle
=(123)2=432 units
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