Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Probability and Calculus - 11.1 Continuous Probability Models - 11.1 Exercises - Page 576: 30

Answer

a. $P(0\leq X \leq 1) \approx 0.632$ b. $P(1 \leq X \leq 2) \approx 0.233$ c. $P(X \leq 2) \approx 0.865$

Work Step by Step

We are given $f(x)=e^{-x}; [0;\infty)$ a. $P(0\leq X \leq 1)$ $ =\int^{1}_{0}e^{-x}dx$ $=-e^{-x}|^{1}_{0}$ $\approx 0.632$ b. $P(1 \leq X \leq 2)$ $ =\int^{5}_{1}e^{-x}dx$ $=-e^{-x}|^{2}_{1}$ $\approx 0.233$ c. $P(X \leq 2)$ $ =\int^{2}_{\infty}e^{-x}dx$ $=-e^{-x}|^{2}_{\infty}$ $\approx 0.865$
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