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Exponential distributions — Question 60

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Q60 · Practice questionComplex familiar4 marks

QUESTION 60 (4 marks)

The lifetime TT (hours) of a component is exponentially distributed with mean 12 hours.
a)
Determine P(T>12)P(T>12) exactly.
[2 marks]
b)
Determine the median lifetime exactly.
[2 marks]
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