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Q.The Range of a random variable X is {0,1,2}\{0, 1, 2\}. Given that P(X=0)=3C3P(X = 0) = 3C^3, P(X=1)=4C−10C2P(X = 1) = 4C - 10C^2, P(X=2)=5C−1P(X = 2) = 5C - 1 :

(i) Find the value of C
(ii) P(X<1)P(X < 1), P(1<X≤2)P(1 < X \leq 2) and P(0<X≤3)P(0 < X \leq 3).
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All probabilities must sum to 1 (giving a cubic in cc) and each individual probability must lie in [0,1][0,1] — that second condition picks out the one valid root.

Given P(X=0)=3c3P(X=0)=3c^3, P(X=1)=4c−10c2P(X=1)=4c-10c^2, P(X=2)=5c−1P(X=2)=5c-1, with X∈{0,1,2}X\in\{0,1,2\}.

(i) Find cc. Total probability must equal 1:

3c3+(4c−10c2)+(5c−1)=13c^3 + (4c-10c^2) + (5c-1) = 1

3c3−10c2+9c−1=1  ⟹  3c3−10c2+9c−2=03c^3 - 10c^2 + 9c - 1 = 1 \implies 3c^3-10c^2+9c-2=0

Test c=1c=1: 3−10+9−2=03-10+9-2=0 ✓, so (c−1)(c-1) is a factor. Dividing:

3c3−10c2+9c−2=(c−1)(3c2−7c+2)3c^3-10c^2+9c-2 = (c-1)(3c^2-7c+2)

Factor the quadratic: discriminant =49−24=25=49-24=25, so

c=7±56  ⟹  c=2 or c=13c = \frac{7\pm5}{6} \implies c=2 \text{ or } c=\frac13

So the roots are c=1, 2, 13c=1,\ 2,\ \dfrac13. Each individual probability must lie in [0,1][0,1] (a probability can't exceed 1 or be negative):

  • c=1c=1: P(X=0)=3(1)3=3P(X=0)=3(1)^3=3 — invalid (exceeds 1).
  • c=2c=2: P(X=0)=3(2)3=24P(X=0)=3(2)^3=24 — invalid.
  • c=13c=\dfrac13: P(X=0)=3(13)3=19P(X=0)=3\left(\dfrac13\right)^3=\dfrac19, P(X=1)=43−109=29P(X=1)=\dfrac43-\dfrac{10}9=\dfrac29, P(X=2)=53−1=23P(X=2)=\dfrac53-1=\dfrac23 — all in [0,1][0,1] and they sum to 19+29+69=99=1\dfrac19+\dfrac29+\dfrac69=\dfrac99=1 ✓.

So c=13c=\dfrac13, giving P(X=0)=19P(X=0)=\dfrac19, P(X=1)=29P(X=1)=\dfrac29, P(X=2)=23P(X=2)=\dfrac23.

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