P(x=0)=(2)⁰.(2.718)²

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0.135335

❌ Incorrect.

Your calculation P(x=0)=(2)0⋅(2.718)2P(x=0)=(2)^0 \cdot (2.718)^2 is incorrect.

For a Poisson distribution, the probability mass function for P(X=k)P(X=k) is given by:

P(X=k)=e−λλkk!P(X=k) = \frac{e^{-\lambda} \lambda^k}{k!}

In the previous problem (4c), we found λ=2\lambda = 2.
To find P(X=0)P(X=0), we substitute k=0k=0 and λ=2\lambda=2 into the formula:

P(X=0)=e−2(2)00!P(X=0) = \frac{e^{-2} (2)^0}{0!}

Since (2)0=1(2)^0 = 1 and 0!=10! = 1:

P(X=0)=e−2P(X=0) = e^{-2}

Using e≈2.718e \approx 2.718:

P(X=0)≈(2.718)−2P(X=0) \approx (2.718)^{-2} P(X=0)≈1(2.718)2P(X=0) \approx \frac{1}{(2.718)^2} P(X=0)≈17.387524P(X=0) \approx \frac{1}{7.387524} P(X=0)≈0.135335P(X=0) \approx \boxed{0.135335}

Your calculation used (2.718)2(2.718)^2 instead of (2.718)−2(2.718)^{-2}, which resulted in a value greater than 1, which cannot be a probability.

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