Which of the following functions meet all the requirements of a probability-density function (a and b are positive constants)? (a) eiax; (b) xe-bx2; (c) e-bx2.

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Which of the following functions meet all the requirements of a probability-density function (a and b are positive constants)?

(a) eiax;

(b) xe-bx2;

(c) e-bx2.

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