Ex12: The time until a chemical reaction iscomplete (in milliseconds) is approximated by thecumulative distribution function-0.01xe',x ≥ 0F(x) =0₂x < 0a/ Determine the probability density function of X.b/ What proportion of reactions is complete within200 milliseconds?c/ Determine the mean and standard deviation of X.

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