Page 4 IV. (5) The time X (in hours) to failure of solid insulating specimens to AC voltage has been documented to follow a Weibull distribution with \(\alpha = 2\) and \(\beta = 100\). Find, a) \(E(X)\) and \(V(X)\) b) \(P(X \le 150)\) c) \(P(100 \le X \le 200)\)
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