Let X be the random variable that represents the number of years a patient with a particular
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Let X be the random variable that represents the number of years a patient with a particular type of cancer survives after receiving radiation therapy. Suppose X has an exponential distribution with parameter k. Research indicates that a patient with this type of cancer has an 80% chance of surviving for at least 5 years after radiation therapy begins.
a. Use this information to determine k.
b. What is the probability of a cancer patient surviving at least 10 years after beginning radiation therapy?
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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences
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11th Brief Edition
Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price
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