[Math] Probability of infinite intersection.

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I came to the following problem:
Let $A_1, A_2, …$ be events in a probability space $(\Omega, F, \mathbb{P})$ and $\mathbb{P}[A_j]=1$ for all $j>1$. I need to show that the probability of the intersection of all those events $A_j$, where j goes from 1 to infinity, is also $1$.

From what I understand, the events we have are not dependent so we can use the formula for a joint probability, so it will be the product of the probabilities of the events. However, I am not sure whether that formula holds in the general case.

Any suggestions?

Best Answer

$$\left(\bigcap_j A_{j}\right)^{c}=\bigcup_j A_{j}^{c}$$ So if we deal with a countable intersection then: $$P\left(\bigcap_j A_{j}\right)=1-P\left(\left(\bigcap_j A_{j}\right)^{c}\right)=1-P\left(\bigcup_j A_{j}^{c}\right)\geq$$$$1-\sum_j P\left(A_{j}^{c}\right)=1-\sum_j\left(1-P\left(A_{j}\right)\right)=1$$

Note that independency of events is not used.

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