SOLUTION: a certain airplane has two independent alternatore to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a one jour flight is.02. What is the probabilit

Question 473524: a certain airplane has two independent alternatore to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a one jour flight is.02. What is the probability that (a) both will fail (b) neither will fail (c) one or the other will fail? Show all steps carefully. What are the steps?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a certain airplane has two independent alternatore to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a one hour flight is.02.
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What is the probability that
(a) both will fail:::(0.02)^2 = 0.0004
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(b) neither will fail::: (0.98)^2 = 0.9604
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(c) one or the other will fail? ::: 1-[0.0004+0.9604] = 0.0392
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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