# Math Help - Another exponential dist.

1. ## Another exponential dist.

The lifetime of a product is Y = 5X^0.7 , where X has an exponential dist. with mean = 1

Find the distribution function and pdf of Y

I'm not even sure where to start here...

2. The lifetime of a product is Y = 5X^0.7 , where X has an exponential dist. with mean = 1

So the cdf, $F(x) = \mathbf{P}(Y\leq x) = \mathbf{P}(5X^{0.7}\leq x) = \mathbf{P}(X\leq (x/5)^{1/.7})$

The last expression is in the form of the CDF of an exponential. ( $\mathbf{P}(X\leq x_o) = 1 - exp(-x/\mu)$) And so

$= 1-exp(-(x/5)^{1/.7})$

To get the pdf, just take the derivative of the CDF....

3. I did that, but it's not the correct answer.
Unless I'm doing something wrong

[10/7*y^(3/7)*e^(-y/5)^10/7] / 5^(10/7)

Looks like your answer is pretty close, so I assume it's me doing something wrong. Thanks for the help

4. derivative of the CDF:
$\frac{d}{dx}\left( 1-\exp(-(x/5)^{1/.7}) \right)
$

derivative of the sum is sum of the derivatives

derivative of constant is 0

1/.7 = 10/7

$= 0 +\frac{d}{dx}\left(-\exp(-(x/5)^{10/7}) \right)
$

Now $\frac{d}{dx}\exp(u) = exp(u)\frac{du}{dx}$ (derivative of exp with chain rule). So

$= -\exp(-(x/5)^{10/7}) \frac{d}{dx}$ $\left(-(x/5)^{10/7}\right)$

Then

$= -\exp(-(x/5)^{10/7})$ $\frac{-10}{7}(x/5)^{10/7-1}\frac{d}{dx}(x/5)$

$=$ $\frac{10}{7} exp(-(x/5)^{10/7}) x^{3/7}\frac{1}{5^{3/7}5}$

$=$ $\frac{10}{7} \frac{1}{5^{10/7}}exp(-(x/5)^{10/7}) x^{3/7}$

which is what you had
[10/7*y^(3/7)*e^(-y/5)^10/7] / 5^(10/7)

5. Yea, I actually figured it out like an hour ago. Been too many years since calculus; thanks for all your help!

6. Originally Posted by amor_vincit_omnia
The lifetime of a product is Y = 5X^0.7 , where X has an exponential dist. with mean = 1

Find the distribution function and pdf of Y

I'm not even sure where to start here...
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