Chapter 15: Q7P (page 775)
Equation isonly an approximation (but usually satisfactory). Show, however, that if you keep the second order termsin,then
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Short Answer
Required expression is:
Chapter 15: Q7P (page 775)
Equation isonly an approximation (but usually satisfactory). Show, however, that if you keep the second order termsin,then
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Required expression is:
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black.” Circle the region of your sample space containing points favorable to
A and mark this region A. Similarly, circle and mark region B. Count the
number of sample points in A and in B; these are and . The region
AB is the region inside both A and B; the number of points in this region is
. Use the numbers you have found to verify (3.2) and (3.1). Also find
and and verify (3.3) numerically.
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