Production and Industrial Engineering
2021 · Paper 1
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Question 36
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A circular tank of 4 m diameter is filled up to a height of 3 m. Assuming almost steady flow and neglecting losses, the time taken in seconds to empty the tank through a 5 cm diameter hole located at the center bottom (take acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 m/s²) is [round off to the nearest integer]
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The probability mass function
of a discrete random variable X is given by
, where x = 1, 2, ···, ∞. The expected value of X is _________. [in integer]Log in to check the answer
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The time to pass through a security screening at an airport follows an exponential distribution. The mean time to pass through the security screening is 15 minutes. To catch the flight, a passenger must clear the security screening within 15 minutes. The probability that the passenger will miss the flight is _________. [round off to 3 decimal places]
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