A helicopter and a plane can make a safe landing if at least half of its engines are working properly. Suppose that engine failu

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A helicopter and a plane can make a safe landing if at least half of its engines are working properly. Suppose that engine failu

res are independent events. Determine whether a two engine helicopter or a four engine plane is safer if the chance that an engine fails is 1 in 100?

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Veronika [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-10T08:57:08+03:00

Answer:

I'm going to make an uneducated guess here.

I think the probability of two engines failing would be the same for either aircraft. In the instance that does happen, the helicopter doesn't fly at all and the airplane does.

I say the airplane is safer.

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