Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321979407
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18.3, Problem 3E
Find (a) the mean of the distribution, (b) the standard deviation of the distribution, and (c) the probability that the random variable is between the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean.
3. The length of time (in years) until a particular radioactive particle decays is a random variable t with probability density function defined by
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