CAIE FP2 2014 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicExponential Distribution
TypeFind threshold for given probability

7 The random variable \(T\) is the lifetime, in hours, of a randomly chosen decorative light bulb of a particular type. It is given that \(T\) has a negative exponential distribution with mean 1000 hours.
  1. Write down the probability density function of \(T\).
  2. Find the probability that a randomly chosen bulb of this type has a lifetime of more than 2000 hours. A display uses 10 randomly chosen bulbs of this type, and they are all switched on simultaneously. Find the greatest value of \(t\) such that the probability that they are all alight at time \(t\) hours is at least 0.9 .