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Question 346

The energy density of a new lithium-sulfur battery cell, measured in Wh/kg, is tested across two developmental stages.

In stage one, the energy density, DDD, is modeled by a normal distribution with a mean of 420 Wh/kg and a standard deviation of 25 Wh/kg.

a.

Use standardisation to determine the proportion of battery cells produced in stage one that have an energy density of less than 460 Wh/kg.

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b.

Only the cells with the highest 25% of energy densities are selected for use in a premium range of electric aircraft.

Use standardisation to find the minimum energy density a cell must achieve in stage one to be selected for the premium range.

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c.

In stage two, the cycle life of the cells, LLL (measured in number of charge-discharge cycles), is modeled by a normal distribution with mean μ \mu\,μ and standard deviation σ\sigmaσ.

Given that P(μ−150<L<μ+150)=0.94P(\mu - 150 < L < \mu + 150) = 0.94P(μ−150<L<μ+150)=0.94

Find P(L>μ−75∣L>μ−150)P(L > \mu - 75 \mid L > \mu - 150)P(L>μ−75∣L>μ−150)

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The Normal Distribution Questions

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616 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution, covering 3.1 The Normal Distribution, 3.2 Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions, 3.3 The Inverse Normal Distribution Function, 3.4 The Standard Normal Distribution, 3.5 Finding the mean and standard deviation, 3.6 Approximating a Binomial Distribution, and 3.7 Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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