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If a random variable has a probability density ?(?) = { 0 ??? ? ≤ 0 ???−4? ??? ? > 0 Then find k and the probabilities that it will take on a value a) Between 2 and 4 b) Greater than ¼

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?(?) = {
0 ??? ? ≤ 0
???−4? ??? ? > 0
Then find k and the probabilities that it will take on a value
a) Between 2 and 4 b) Greater than ¼

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