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Normal Probability The mean height of American men between 20 and 29 years old is 69 inches, and the standard deviation is 3 inches. A 20- to 29-year-old man is chosen at random from the population. The probability that he is 6 feet tall or taller is
(Source: National Center for Health Statistics)
(a) Use a graphing utility to graph the integrand. Use the graphing utility to convince yourself that the area between the x-axis and the integrand is 1.
(b) Use a graphing utility to approximate
(c) Approximate
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