Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Probability and Calculus - 11.1 Continuous Probability Models - 11.1 Exercises - Page 576: 34

Answer

a. $P(0 \leq X \leq 1)=\frac{4}{9}$ b. $P(X\gt1)=\frac{5}{9}$ c. $P(0 \leq X \leq 2)=\frac{139}{144}$

Work Step by Step

We are given $\frac{20x^{4}}{9}$ if $0 \leq x \leq1$ and $f(x)=\frac{20x}{9x^{5}}$ if $x \gt 1$ $\int^{1}_{0}\frac{20}{9}x^{4}dx + \int^{\infty}_{1} \frac{20}{9}\frac{1}{x^{5}}dx$ $=\frac{20}{9}(\frac{x^{5}}{5}|^{1}_{0}+\frac{x^{-4}}{-4}|^{\infty}_{1})$ $=\frac{20}{9}\frac{1}{5}+\frac{20}{9}\frac{1}{4}$ $=\frac{4}{9}+\frac{5}{9}=1$ a. $P(0 \leq X \leq 1)=\frac{4}{9}$ b. $P(X\gt1)=\frac{5}{9}$ c. $P(0 \leq X \leq 2)=\int^{1}_{0}\frac{20}{9}x^{4}dx + \int^{2}_{1} \frac{20}{9}\frac{1}{x^{5}}dx$ $=\frac{20}{9}(\frac{x^{5}}{5}|^{1}_{0}+\frac{x^{-4}}{-4}|^{2}_{1})$ $=\frac{20}{9}\frac{1}{5}+\frac{20}{9}\frac{15}{64}$ $=\frac{139}{144}$
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