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MA107 Mathematics-II Session: SP 2024
Tutorial - 5 (Module V)
1. Let X be a random variable with probability density function
f (x) = k(2x − 1) for x = 1, 2, 3 . . . , 12
for some constant k. What is the value of k. Also, find the cumulative distribution of X.
2. Find the probability function of the random variable X whose cumulative distribution function is
0.00 if x < −1
0.25 if −1≤x<1
F (x) = 0.50 if 1≤x<3
0.75 if 3≤x<5
1.0 if x ≥ 5.
Also, find
a) P (X ≤ 3) b) P (X = 3) c) P (X < 3)
3. The random variable X has density function
(
(k + 1)x2 for 0 < x < 1
f (x) =
0 otherwise
find the value of constant k.
4. A random variable X has a cumulative distribution function
x
if 0 < x ≤ 1
F (x) = 2 1 3
x − if 1 < x ≤
2 2
a) P (X ≤ 0.5) b) P (X ≥ 0.5) c) P (X ≤ 1.25) d) P (X = 1.25)
5. Let the distribution of X for x > 0 be
3
X xk e−x
F (x) = 1 −
k=0
k!
What is the density function of X for x > 0
6. Let X is a continuous random variable with probability density function
1 if 7 < x < 9
f (x) = 2
0 otherwise
Find the cummulative distribution function of X.
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7. Let X be a random variable with cumulative distribution function
(
1 − e−x for x > 0
F (x) =
0 otherwise
what is the P (0 ≤ eX ≤ 4).
8. Let X be a random variable with probability density function
(x
for x = 1, 2, 5
f (x) = 8
0 otherwise.
Find
a) E(X) b) V ar(X) c) E(2X + 3) d) V ar(2X + 3)
9. Let X is a random variable with density function
θx + 3 θ 32 x2 1
for 0 < x < √
f (x) = 2 θ
0 otherwise
where θ > 0. What is the expected value of X.
10. Let X is a random variable with density function
(
1.4e−2x + 0.9e−3x for x > 0
f (x) =
0 otherwise
then what is the expected value of X.
11. If the moment generating function for the random variable X is M (t) = k(2 + 3et )4 , what is the value
of k.
12. Let X be a random variable with density function
(
ae−ax for x > 0
f (x) =
0 otherwise
where a > 0. if M (t) denotes the moment generating function of X, what is M (−3a).
13. Let X be a random variable with density function
2x 0≤x≤k
f (x) = k 2
0 otherwise
For what value of k is the variance of X equal to 8.
14. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads in 5 flips of a fair coin.
15. On six successive flips of a fair coin, what is the probability of observing 3 heads and 3 tails.
16. What is the probability that in 3 rolls of a pair of six-sided dice, exactly one total of 7 is rolled.
17. In a family of 4 children, what is the probability that there will be exactly two boys.
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18. A Quiz is conducted which is consisting of 20 MCQs (multiple choices questions) with every MCQ
having its four options out of which only one is correct. A person answered randomely all the questions.
What is the probability (a) exactly 5 questions are correct (b) exactly 10 questions are correct.
19. A random variable X has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 3. What is the probability that X is
bounded by 1 and 3, that is P (1 ≤ X ≤ 3).
20. If X is any random variable with mean µ and variance σ 2 > 0, then what are the mean and variance
X −µ
of the random variable Y = .
σ
X −µ
21. If X ∼ N (µ, σ 2 ), then the random variable Y = ∼ N (0, 1).
σ
22. If X be a normal distribution with mean 2 and variance 4, then find the P (X > 2).
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Answer
1
1. k = , F (1) =
0 x≤7 13. 12 because k ≥ 0
144
x−7 5
1 4 6. F (x) = 7<x<9 14.
, F (2) = , F (3) =
2 16
144 144
1 x≥9
9 5
, . . . , F (12) = 1. 3 15.
144 7. 16
2. f (−1) = f (1) = f (3) = 4
8. (a)3.75, (b)2.6875, 25
f (5) = 0.25, P (X ≤ 16.
(c)10.5, (d)10.75 72
3) = 0.75, P (X = 3) =
0.25, P (X < 3) = 0.5 17 3
9. √ 17.
24 θ 8
3. k = 2.
9 18. (a) 0.2023, (b) 0.0099
4. P (X ≤ 0.5) = 0.25, P (X ≥ 10.
20
0.5) = P (X ≤ 1.25) = 1 19. 12e−3
0.75, P (X = 1.25) = 0 11.
625 20. E(Y ) = 0, V ar(Y ) = 1
1 1
5. x3 e−x 12. 22. 0.5
6 4
