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Exercise 7.2 · Q33

Q.Suppose error involved in making a certain measurement is continuous r.v. X with p.d.f. f

(x) = k (4 – x²), for –2 ≤ x ≤ 2 and = 0 otherwise. Compute :
(i) P(x > 0)
(ii) P(–1 < x < 1)
(iii) P(–0.5 < x or x > 0.5)
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First find k: ∫−22k(4−x2) dx=k(323)=1⇒k=332\int_{-2}^2 k(4-x^2)\,dx = k\left(\dfrac{32}3\right)=1\Rightarrow k=\dfrac3{32}, so f(x)=332(4−x2)f(x)=\dfrac3{32}(4-x^2), symmetric about x=0x=0.

  1. By symmetry, P(x>0)=1/2P(x>0)=1/2.
  2. P(−1<x<1)=316(4−13)=316×113=1116P(-1<x<1) = \dfrac3{16}\left(4-\dfrac13\right)=\dfrac3{16}\times\dfrac{11}3=\dfrac{11}{16}. …

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