Friday, October 10, 2014

What is the probability that the first time the distance between two flaws exceeds 8 meters is at...

Assume that the flaws along a magnetic tape follow a Poisson distribution with a mean of 0.2 flaw per meter. Let X denote the distance between two successive flaws.

(a) What is the probability that the first time the distance between two flaws exceeds 8 meters is at the fifth flaw?

(b) What is the mean number of flaws before a distance between two flaws exceeds 8 meters?

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