A certain airplane has two independent alternators to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a 1-hour flight is .02. What is the probability that neither will fail?
1 Answer
Apr 18, 2017
The probability is
Explanation:
The probability that the single alternator will NOT fail is:
To calculate the probability that neither of 2 alternators fails we have to square the probability for a single alternator: