Calculus For The Life Sciences
Calculus For The Life Sciences
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321964038
Author: GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley,
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Chapter 13.1, Problem 14E
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The value of k that will make f(x)=kx2;[1,2] a probability density function on the indicated interval.

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