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Machine Learning Foundations · End Term · 21 Dec 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 16: Anil throws a dart onto a circular board. Let a random v…

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Anil throws a dart onto a circular board. Let a random variable denote the distance from the center to the point where the dart hits the board. Suppose the PDF of is

Calculate the value of

. Enter the answer correct to two decimal places.

Anil throws a dart onto a circular board. Let a random variable denote the distance from the center to the point where
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Question 16 of 38 in the IIT Madras BS Machine Learning Foundations (MLF) End Term paper sat on 21 Dec 2025, in the September 2025 term (Machine Learning Foundations 18 Dec 25). It carries 4 marks.

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