The length of life, in hours, of a drill bit in a mechanical operation has a Weibull distribution with a = 3 and ẞ=60. Find the probability that the bit will fail before 12 hours of usage. The probability is (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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The length of life, in hours, of a drill bit in a mechanical operation has a Weibull distribution with a = 3 and ẞ= 60. Find
the probability that the bit will fail before 12 hours of usage.
The probability is ☐
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:The length of life, in hours, of a drill bit in a mechanical operation has a Weibull distribution with a = 3 and ẞ= 60. Find the probability that the bit will fail before 12 hours of usage. The probability is ☐ (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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