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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2017 Paper 1 16 c ii Solution by
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For , integrate the probability density function to obtain the cumulative distribution functionIf , the requested probability is . Since the hyperbolic tangent is odd, this givesThe second case matters because the question places no sign restriction on : the event is empty when its upper endpoint is nonpositive. Using an oriented integral from to a negative would give a negative number, not a probability.
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