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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2004 / Paper 1 / 5 / b / i / Solution 2026-10-20
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The continuous nonnegative part has total mass limy→∞​(1−e−y)/2=1/2. The remaining mass is at −1, giving m=1/2​. This is a mixed probability distribution, specifically a mixture of a point mass and an exponential distribution; its atom must be included in normalization.
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