document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177879>Question 1177879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  An electrical component was studied in the laboratory, and it was determined that its failure rate was approximately equal to 1/β = 0.05. What is the reliability of such a component at 10 hours?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "approximately equal to 1/β = 0.05. What is the reliability of such a component at 10 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value 0.05 mentioned in the text without pointing its dimension unit does not make sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this form, the problem is nonsensical.\r<BR>\n" );
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