Determine the degree of the following differential equation: \[ \left[1 + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2\right]^{\frac{3}{2}} = \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} \]
Calculate the mean (expected value) of a random variable \( X \) given its probability distribution setup below:
A random variable \( X \) has the following probability distribution table:
Find the exact value of the unknown parameter \( k \).