Let X have the Pareto distribution with parameter a > 0. The Pareto PDF isfX (x) = a/x^a+1 if x ≥ 1             0 otherwise.(a)  Find all medians of X.(b)  Find all modes of X.

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Let X have the Pareto distribution with parameter a > 0. The Pareto PDF is
fX (x) = a/x^a+1 if x ≥ 1
             0 otherwise.
(a)  Find all medians of X.
(b)  Find all modes of X.

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