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NASA estimates that the probability that a certain component in a communication satellite fails is .005. There is an independ
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let ,

      F_1 be probability of failing main component. and

     F_2 be the probability of failing backup component

p(F1) =0.005

p(F1|F2) = 0.01

required probability is

p(F1 and F2) = p(F1)*p(F1|F2) = 0.005*0.01 = 0.00005

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