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Techniques of Integration · Hard problem

A radioactive atom's decay time TT (in years) has probability density f(t)=15e−t/5f(t)=\dfrac15e^{-t/5} for t≥0t\ge0. Find the expected decay time E[T]=∫0∞t f(t) dtE[T]=\displaystyle\int_0^\infty t\,f(t)\,dt.