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Description: ME 6 6. A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x = 2 and x = 5 has a density function given by f(x) =2(1+ x)/27. Find: (a) P(X < 4); (b) P(3 sx < 4).

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6. A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x = 2 and x =5 has a density function given by f(x) = 2(1+ x)/27. Find: (a) P(X < 4); (b) P(3 sx< 4).

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