12. Suppose that the error on a reaction temperature, in °C, for a controlled laboratory experiment is a continuous random variable X having the probability density function 3x for 0

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12. Suppose that the error on a reaction temperature, in 0C, for a controlled laboratory experiment
is a continuous random variable X having the probability density function
3x -
for
8
0 < x < 2
f(x) =
0,
elsewhere
(a) Verify f(x) is a density function
(b) Find P(0.5 < x < 1.5)
Transcribed Image Text:12. Suppose that the error on a reaction temperature, in 0C, for a controlled laboratory experiment is a continuous random variable X having the probability density function 3x - for 8 0 < x < 2 f(x) = 0, elsewhere (a) Verify f(x) is a density function (b) Find P(0.5 < x < 1.5)
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