Answer:
36.58% probability that one of the devices fail
Step-by-step explanation:
For each device, there are only two possible outcomes. Either it fails, or it does not fail. The probability of a device failling is independent of other devices. So we use the binomial probability distribution to solve this question.
Binomial probability distribution
The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.
In which is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.
And p is the probability of X happening.
A total of 15 devices will be used.
This means that
Assume that each device has a probability of 0.05 of failure during the course of the monitoring period.
This means that
What is the probability that one of the devices fail?
This is
36.58% probability that one of the devices fail
Answer:
3.88 nm
Step-by-step explanation:
The angle at Port Latta between the actual direction of travel and the destination at Lookout Point is 90° -75° = 15°. The sine function relates the angle, the side opposite, and the hypotenuse of a right triangle, so you have ...
sin(15°) = (distance to Lookout Point)/(15 nm)
Solving for the desired distance, we have ...
distance to Lookout Point = (15 nm)sin(15°) = 3.88 nm
The yacht is 3.88 nautical miles from Lookout Point.