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I am Patrick.


Jan
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comment Find the solutions to ${ 450 }^{ { (\sin x) }^{ 3 } }+{ 273 }^{ { (\cos x) }^{ 5 } }=2$
Every number is this equation is weird.
Jan
31
comment Probability of getting 5 multiple-choice questions answered correctly
@BenSewards You still didn't say the total number of questions.
Jan
31
comment Probability of getting 5 multiple-choice questions answered correctly
@anorton I think 5 is the number of questions answered correctly.
Jan
31
comment Probability of getting 5 multiple-choice questions answered correctly
It is impossible to get $45/118$ as OP mentioned.
Jan
31
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Jan
30
comment Conditional Distributions and Probabilities
$Y$ is a continuous random variable. Isn't it true that $Pr(Y=y|\eta)=0$?
Jan
30
comment Solve the system of equations:
Please update your equation.
Jan
30
comment Let $X$ and $Y$ be two Poisson random variables with same lambda parameter. What is the distribution of $\frac{X}{X+Y}$?
I am not sure what this distribution is, but it's definitely not uniform on $[0, 1]$.
Jan
30
revised Let $X$ and $Y$ be two Poisson random variables with same lambda parameter. What is the distribution of $\frac{X}{X+Y}$?
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revised Integrating the pdf of a normal distribution
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Jan
29
revised Probability involving Method of Moments
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Jan
29
revised Approaches to integrate $\int_0^1 \frac{x}{\sqrt{a+bx+cx^2}} dx$
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Jan
29
comment Limit of a Function: $ \lim_{x \to 0}\ (e^x + x)^ {\large \frac {1} {x}}$
This doesn't convince me.
Jan
29
comment maximising the frequency of mode.
What do you mean by "distribute"? And what does "(give $2$ to $3$)" mean?
Jan
29
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comment How does one prove (A - B) - C ⊆ (A - C) - (B - C)
Take an element in the LHS and prove it must be in the RHS.
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