1.A machine produces copper wire, and occasionally there is a flaw at some point along the wire. The length of wire produced between successive flaws is a continuous random variable X with pdf of the c(1+x)³,x> 0 form f(x) =- a) Find the constant c? b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X? c) Find P(0.40< X<0.45)?

1.A machine produces copper wire, and occasionally there is a flaw at some point along the wire. The length of wire produced between successive flaws is a continuous random variable X with pdf of the c(1+x)³,x> 0 form f(x) =- a) Find the constant c? b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X? c) Find P(0.40< X<0.45)?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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