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Let $$A$$, $$B$$, $$C$$ be three events such that the probability that exactly one of $$A$$ and $$B$$ occurs is $$(1-k)$$, the probability that exactly one of $$B$$ and $$C$$ occurs is $$(1-2k)$$, the probability that exactly one of $$C$$ and $$A$$ occurs is $$(1-k)$$ and the probability of all $$A$$, $$B$$ and $$C$$ occur simultaneously is $$k^2$$, where $$0 < k < 1$$. Then the probability that at least one of $$A$$, $$B$$ and $$C$$ occurs is:
Let
$$x_A,x_B,x_C$$ be the probabilities of outcomes belonging only to $$A,B,C$$ respectively.
Let
$$y_{AB},y_{BC},y_{CA}$$ be the probabilities of outcomes belonging to exactly two events, and let $$z=P(A\cap B\cap C)=k^2$$
Then,
$$x_A+x_B+y_{BC}+y_{CA}=1-k\quad\cdots(1)$$
$$x_B+x_C+y_{AB}+y_{CA}=1-2k\quad\cdots(2)$$
$$x_C+x_A+y_{AB}+y_{BC}=1-k\quad\cdots(3)$$
Adding
$$(1),(2),(3),$$
$$2(x_A+x_B+x_C+y_{AB}+y_{BC}+y_{CA})=3-4k$$
So,
$$x_A+x_B+x_C+y_{AB}+y_{BC}+y_{CA}=\frac32-2k$$
Now,
$$P(A\cup B\cup C)=x_A+x_B+x_C+y_{AB}+y_{BC}+y_{CA}+z$$
Substituting
$$z=k^2,$$
$$P(A\cup B\cup C)=\frac32-2k+k^2$$
Rewriting,
$$P(A\cup B\cup C)=k^2-2k+\frac32$$
$$=(k-1)^2+\frac12$$
Since
$$0<k<1,$$
we have
$$0<(k-1)^2<1$$
Therefore,
$$P(A\cup B\cup C)>\frac12$$
Hence, the required probability is
$$\boxed{\frac32-2k+k^2}$$ and it is always greater than $$\boxed{\frac12}$$
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