Nonuniform distribution of highway accidents. There is a particularly treacherous stretch on a 3-mile stretch of a

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Nonuniform distribution of highway accidents. There is a particularly treacherous stretch on a 3-mile stretch of a different highway between miles 1 and 2 where accidents occur at twice the rate of the other two miles.

(a) Sketch the probability density curve that describes the occurrence of accidents along this 3-mile stretch.

(b) What is the probability that an accident occurred between miles 1 and 2?

(c) What is the probability that an accident occurred between miles 2 and 3?

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