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A particular product is known to have an exponential failure time distribution with a mean of 12 months.
a. Find the probability it will fail in less than 9 months.
b. What is the reliability at 15 months?
c. Determine and graph the hazard rate for this product.

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This solution describes how to find the probability of a product's failure, its reliability at 15 months, and how to find and graph its hazard rate.

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Let X be failure time of A particular product, by question, X~Exp(12). So f(x)=exp(-x/12)/12 and ...

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