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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

If two numbers \(x\) and \(y\) are chosen one after the other at random with replacement from the set of number \(\{1,2,3\) ..., 10\(\}\), then the probability that \(\left|x^2-y^2\right|\) is divisible by 6 is

  1. A \(\frac{8}{25}\)
  2. B \(\frac{6}{25}\)
  3. C \(\frac{3}{10}\)
  4. D \(\frac{13}{50}\)
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(C) \(\frac{3}{10}\)

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Total number of ways in which two numbers can be selected from \(\{1,2,3, \ldots ., 10\}=10^2\) \(\left|x^2-y^2\right|\) is divisible by 6 \(\Rightarrow|(x-y)(x+y)|\) is divisible by 6 \(\Rightarrow\) either \((x-y)\) is divisible by 6 or \((x+y)\) is divisible by 6 . So,…