The distance between major cracks in a highway follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 5 miles. (a) What is the probability that there are no major cracks in a 10-mile stretch of the highway

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]P(Y=0) = 0.1353[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Exponential distribution mean [tex]\=x = 5 miles[/tex]

Distance [tex]d=10miles[/tex]

Generally the equation for Exponential distribution is mathematically given by

 [tex]\lambda=\frac{1}{E(X)}[/tex]

 [tex]\lambda=\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

Therefore

Possion Y

 [tex]10\lambda=10*(1/5)[/tex]

 [tex]10\lambda=2[/tex]

Generally the equation for  The probability that there are no major cracks in a 10 mile stretch of the highway is mathematically given by

 [tex]P(Y=0) = \frac{e-2 (2)0}{0!}[/tex]

 [tex]P(Y=0) = e-2[/tex]

 [tex]P(Y=0) = 0.1353[/tex]