The lifetime in hours of an electronic gadget is a random variable having a probability density function of f(x) = xe-2x Compute the variance and the standard deviation. x2 0.

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Chapter13: Probability And Calculus
Section13.3: Special Probability Density Functions
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3. The lifetime in hours of an electronic gadget is a random variable having a
probability density function of
f(x) = xe-2x
x 2 0.
Compute the variance and the standard deviation.
Transcribed Image Text:3. The lifetime in hours of an electronic gadget is a random variable having a probability density function of f(x) = xe-2x x 2 0. Compute the variance and the standard deviation.
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