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# Geologists estimate the since the most cooling of a

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Problem 4E

Geologists estimate the time since the most recent cooling of a mineral by counting the number of uranium fission tracks on the surface of the mineral. A certain mineral specimen is of such an age that there should be an average of 6 tracks per $$\mathrm{cm}^{2}$$ of surface area. Assume the number of tracks in an area follows a Poisson distribution. Let $$X$$ represent the number of tracks counted in 1 $$\mathrm{cm}^{2}$$ of surface area.

Find

a. P(X = 7)

b. $$P(X \geq 3)$$

c. P(2 < X < 7)

d. $$\mu_{X}$$

e. $$\sigma_{X}$$

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

cm^2

X

P(X geq 3)

mu_X

sigma_X

Step-by-Step Solution:

Solution

Step 1 of 6

Let X represents the no. of tracks

Here X follows poisson distribution with average of 6 tracks

The pmf of poisson distribution is P(X)=, X=0,1,2,..............

Here =6

Step 2 of 6

Step 3 of 6

##### ISBN: 9780073401331

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