Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Probability and Calculus - 11.1 Continuous Probability Models - 11.1 Exercises - Page 576: 32

Answer

a. $P(0\leq X \leq 1)=\frac{1}{21}$ b. $P(1 \leq X \leq 5)=\frac{16}{105}$ c. $P(X \geq 5)=\frac{4}{5}$

Work Step by Step

We are given $f(x)=\frac{20}{(x+20)^{2}}; [0;\infty)$ a. $P(0\leq X \leq 1)$ $ =\int^{1}_{0}\frac{20}{(x+20)^{2}}dx$ $=20(\frac{-1}{x+20})|^{1}_{0}$ $=\frac{1}{21}$ b. $P(1 \leq X \leq 5)$ $ =\int^{5}_{1}\frac{20}{(x+20)^{2}}dx$ $=20(\frac{-1}{x+20})|^{5}_{1}$ $=\frac{16}{105}$ c. $P(X \geq 5)$ $ =\int^{\infty}_{5}\frac{20}{(x+20)^{2}}dx$ $=20(\frac{-1}{x+20})|^{\infty}_{5}$ $=\frac{4}{5}$
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