(New page: 1) total outage is (.001)^k 2)(1-(.001^k))^365 gives you at least one connection every day of the year 3) doing 1 - (step 2) or 1-(1-(.001^k))^365 gives the probability of total outage a...)
 
 
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4)plug in values of k until the number is less than .001
 
4)plug in values of k until the number is less than .001
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for step 4, it is possible to solve the equation for k instead of plugging in values
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Hamad Al Shehhi

Latest revision as of 03:38, 15 September 2008

1) total outage is (.001)^k

2)(1-(.001^k))^365 gives you at least one connection every day of the year

3) doing 1 - (step 2) or 1-(1-(.001^k))^365 gives the probability of total outage at least once

4)plug in values of k until the number is less than .001



//Comments

for step 4, it is possible to solve the equation for k instead of plugging in values

Hamad Al Shehhi

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