Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Probability and Calculus - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 601: 17

Answer

$$f\left( x \right){\text{ }}is{\text{ }}a{\text{ }}probability{\text{ }}density{\text{ }}function$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = 0.7{e^{ - 0.7x}};\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {0,\infty } \right) \cr & {\text{The function f is a probability density function of a random variable X in the interval }} \cr & \left[ {a,b} \right]{\text{ if}} \cr & 1{\text{ condition}}:f\left( x \right) \geqslant 0{\text{ for all }}x{\text{ in the interval }}\left[ {a,b} \right]. \cr & 0.7{e^{ - 0.7x}}{\text{ is positive for all real numbers }}x \cr & \cr & 2{\text{ condition}}:\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx = 1.{\text{ then}} \cr & \int_0^\infty {0.7{e^{ - 0.7x}}} dx \cr & {\text{solve the improper integral using the definition }}\int_a^\infty {f\left( x \right)} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{then}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_0^b {0.7{e^{ - 0.7x}}} dx \cr & {\text{integrating}} \cr & - \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {{e^{ - 0.7x}}} \right]_0^b \cr & - \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {{e^{ - 0.7b}} - {e^0}} \right] \cr & - \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {{e^{ - 0.7b}} - 1} \right] \cr & {\text{evaluate the limit when b}} \to \infty \cr & - \left( {{e^{ - \infty }} - 1} \right) \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & - \left( {0 - 1} \right) \cr & = 1 \cr & \cr & {\text{The condition 1 and 2 are verified}}{\text{, so }} \cr & f\left( x \right){\text{ }}is{\text{ }}a{\text{ }}probability{\text{ }}density{\text{ }}function \cr} $$
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