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geoff_821

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More calculator problems!
« on: November 08, 2011, 10:02:02 pm »
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The length of braid, used to adorn the German costumes, has as continuous probability distribution, X, given by:
f (x ) 4/3 (3x^3 - 2x - 1) 0 < x < 1
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Find the median length of the braid (to two decimal places).

So I put this into my calculator:
Solve( Integral (m,0) (4/3 (3x^3 - 2x - 1)) dx = 0.5,m)
but it wont give me an answer for m.
it gives me m(m^3-4m+4)=3/2

WHY! :(

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Re: More calculator problems!
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 10:04:19 pm »
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don't worry, it works now :S I dunno, my calculator has mood swings.