In a vibration test, the life of a mechanical tool is exponentially distributed, with an average of 400 hours. a) What is the probability of deterioration of the tested tool in less than 161 hours? b) If 10 sets are tested, what is the probability that at least one will deteriorate in less than 57 hours?
Continuous Probability Distributions
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Normal Distribution
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In a vibration test, the life of a mechanical tool is exponentially distributed, with an average of 400 hours.
a) What is the
b) If 10 sets are tested, what is the probability that at least one will deteriorate in less than 57 hours?
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