Pearson eText for Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Brief Version -- Instant Access (Pearson+)

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ISBN: 9780137400126

Author: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler

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Chapter 11.3, Problem 48E

Product life. The life expectancy (in years) of an automobile battery is a continuous random variable with probability density function given by

f ( x ) = { 1 2 e − x / 2 if x ≥ 0 0 otherwise

Find the median life expectancy.

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