The probability distribution of the random variable X is given in the following table. Random variable, x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 P(X = x) 0.10 0.15 0.05 0.20 0.15 0.35 Find the following probabilities. (a) P(X = 0) (b) P(X ≤ 0) (c) P(-1 < X ≤ 4) (d) P(X ≥ 1)

The probability distribution of the random variable X is given in the following table. Random variable, x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 P(X = x) 0.10 0.15 0.05 0.20 0.15 0.35 Find the following probabilities. (a) P(X = 0) (b) P(X ≤ 0) (c) P(-1 < X ≤ 4) (d) P(X ≥ 1)

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

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Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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