a.
Find the value of
a.
Answer to Problem 24SE
The value of
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
Radioactive mass 1 and mass 2 emit particles at a mean rate of
Calculation:
For a continuous random variable with probability density function
Substitute
Thus, the value of mean is,
b.
Find the cumulative distribution function of X.
b.
Answer to Problem 24SE
The cumulative distribution function of X is,
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
For a continuous random variable with probability density function
For
For
Substitute
Thus, the cumulative distribution function,
c.
Find the value of
c.
Answer to Problem 24SE
The value of
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The required probability is
Substitute x as 2,
Thus, the probability is
d.
Find the probability that mass 1 is selected if
d.
Answer to Problem 24SE
The probability that mass 1 is selected is 0.5366.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
Here
Calculation:
The random variable
The required probability is,
Then,
From part (c), it can be seen that,
Now,
Substitute x as 2,
Therefore,
Thus, the probability that mass 1 is selected, if
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