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Earthquakes The time between major earthquakes in the Taiwan region is a random variable with probability density function
where t is measured in days. Source: Journal of Seismology.
(a) Find the probability that the time between a major earthquake and the next one is more than 1 year but less than 3 years.
(b) Find the probability that the time between a major earthquake and the next one is more than 7300 days.
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