Tiny Target II

You are shooting two targets on the real line, say T1T_1 and T2T_2 . The two targets are of radius aεa\varepsilon and bεb\varepsilon , both <<<1<<< 1 and are centered at x1≠x2x_1 \neq x_2 , respectively. This means T1T_1 covers [x1−aε,x1+aε][x_1 - a\varepsilon, x_1 + a\varepsilon] , and similar for T2T_2 . Assume that the two targets are disjoint. You have one dart to shoot at the line. Your goal is to maximize your probability of hitting one of the targets. You can choose where to center your throw on the line. If you choose to center your dart at μ\mu , the actual position that the dart lands on the real line is X∼N(μ,σ2)X \sim N(\mu,\sigma^2) , where σ2\sigma^2 is fixed. Find the value of μ\mu that maximizes the probability of hitting a target when x1=−4,x2=0,a=5,b=2,x_1 = -4, x_2 = 0, a = 5, b = 2, and σ2=9\sigma^2 = 9 . If necessary, round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

Answer format: round to 3 decimal places.