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Question
State whether the following statement is True or False:
If f(x) = `{:("k"x (1 - x)",", "for" 0 < x < 1),(= 0",", "otherwise"):}`
is the p.d.f. of a r.v. X, then k = 12
Options
True
False
Solution
False
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