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  1. May 6th 2010, 05:19 AM #1
    bidii
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    IS this the mgf of this function

    Hello there, I'm pretty new to mgf, so I was wondering if my solution to the mgf was correct. Thanks!

    The pdf is

    <br /> ae^{-a(t-2)}<br />
    and the possible range of values are from 2 to infinity

    My solution is 1/(1-(t/a-2))

    Thanks!
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  2. May 6th 2010, 06:12 AM #2
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    its correct....absolutely.....
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