Compute the value of ? that maximizes likelihood function

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Assume that the number of maple trees that die over the period of a year in a forest follows a Poisson distribution with parameter λ. Given that in the most recent three consecutive years, the number of maple trees that died have been 5,6,8, respectively, write the likelihood function for the given data and compute the value of λ that maximizes the likelihood function.

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