f (y) = a (b– y), 0 < y < b, and 0 elsewhere. If the mean of the distribution is .2, find the values of a and b a = 1/9 and b= 20 a = 1/72 and b= 12 O a = 1/18 and b = 6 0 a = 2/9 and b= 30 a = 2/81 and b = 9 0

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A continuous probability
distribution has probability
density function
f (y) = a (b– y), 0< y < b, and 0 elsewhere.
If the mean of the distribution is
.2, find the values of a and b
a = 1/9 and b= 2)
a = 1/72 and b = 12 O
a = 1/18 and b= 6 0
a = 2/9 and b = 30
a = 2/81 and b = 90
Transcribed Image Text:A continuous probability distribution has probability density function f (y) = a (b– y), 0< y < b, and 0 elsewhere. If the mean of the distribution is .2, find the values of a and b a = 1/9 and b= 2) a = 1/72 and b = 12 O a = 1/18 and b= 6 0 a = 2/9 and b = 30 a = 2/81 and b = 90
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