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Miscellaneous 7 (II) · Q67

Q.The p.d.f. of r.v. X is given by f

(x) = 1/(2a), for 0 < x < 2a and = 0, otherwise. Show that P (X < a/2) = P (X > 3a/2).
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f(x)=12af(x)=\dfrac1{2a} is constant on (0,2a)(0,2a), so any sub-interval's probability is its length divided by 2a2a. P(X<a/2)=a/22a=14P(X<a/2)=\dfrac{a/2}{2a}=\dfrac14. P(X>3a/2)=2a−3a/22a=a/22a=14P(X>3a/2)=\dfrac{2a-3a/2}{2a}=\dfrac{a/2}{2a}=\dfrac14. Both equal 1/41/4 — this also follows from the symmetry of the uniform density abou …

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