Car Arrival rate N follows poisson distribution with
= 500/hour = 0.139/sec
PDF of Poisson Distribution:
Probability that a pedestrian safely crosses the street =
Probability that no car arrives during the next 5 seconds =
Probability that number of car arrivals n in time t=5 seconds is
n=0
This problem is based on poisson process Cars arrive at a rate alpha-500/HOUR A pedestrian arrives...
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