(b) Let X represent the lifetime in months of a certain brand of light bulb. The pdf of X is given by (k(6-x), 0

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(b)
Let X represent the lifetime in months of a certain brand of light bulb. The pdf of
X is
given by
f(x)=K(6-x), 0<x<6
0,
otherwise
i)
Determine the value of k
ii)
Find the probability that a bulb will last more than 2 months
Apply the inverse transformation method to generate a variate from the pdf.
iii)
Transcribed Image Text:(b) Let X represent the lifetime in months of a certain brand of light bulb. The pdf of X is given by f(x)=K(6-x), 0<x<6 0, otherwise i) Determine the value of k ii) Find the probability that a bulb will last more than 2 months Apply the inverse transformation method to generate a variate from the pdf. iii)
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