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 129
CHAPTER 4
Section 4.1
1.a.
P(x
≤
1) =
]
25.)(
1024110211
===
∫ ∫ 
∞−
 x xdxdx x f 
 
b.
P(.5
≤
X
≤
1.5) =
]
5.
5.15.2415.15.21
==
∫ 
x xdx
 
c.
P(x > 1.5) =
]
438.)(
16725.124125.1215.1
≈===
∫ ∫ 
∞
 x xdxdx x f 
 
2.
F(x) =
101
for –5
≤
x
≤
5, and = 0 otherwise
a.
P(X < 0) =
5.
05101
=
∫ 
−
dx
 
b.
P(-2.5 < X < 2.5) =
5.
5.25.2101
=
∫ 
−
dx
 
c.
P(-2
≤
X
≤
3) =
5.
32101
=
∫ 
−
dx
 
d.
P( k < X < k + 4) =
]
4.])4[(
1014104101
=−+==
++
∫ 
k k dx
k k  xk k 
 
3.a.
Graph of f(x) = .09375(4 – x
2
)
3210-1-2-3 0.50.0-0.5
x1
   f   (  x   1   )
 
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130
b.
P(X > 0) =
5.)34(09375.)4(09375.
203202
=−=−
∫ 
x xdx x
 
c.
P(-1 < X < 1) =
 
6875.)4(09375.
112
=−
∫ 
−
dx x
 
d.
P(x < -.5 OR x > .5) = 1 – P(-.5
≤
X
≤
.5) = 1 -
∫ 
−
−
5.5.2
)4(09375.
dx x
 = 1 - .3672 = .6328
4.a.
]
1)1(0);(
02 / 02 / 2
2222
=−−=−==
∞−∞−∞∞−
∫ ∫ 
θθ
θθ
x x
edxe xdx x f 
 
b.
P(X
≤
200) =
∫ ∫ 
−∞−
=
20002 / 2200
22
);(
dxe xdx x f 
x
θ
θθ
 
]
8647.11353.
20002 / 
22
=+−≈−=
−
θ
 x
e
 P(X < 200) = P(X
≤
200)
≈
.8647, since x is continuous.P(X
≥
200) = 1 - P(X
≤
200)
≈
.1353
c.
P(100
≤
X
≤
200) =
=
∫ 
200100
);(
dx x f 
θ
]
4712.
200100000,20 / 
2
≈−
−
 x
e
 
d.
For x > 0, P(X
≤
x) =
=
∫ 
∞−
 x
dy y f 
);(
θ
∫ 
−
 x y
dxee y
02 / 2
22
θ
]
2222
2 / 02 / 
1
θθ
x x y
ee
−−
−=−=
 
5.a.
1 =
( )
]
( )
8338203202
3
)(
=⇒===
∫ ∫ 
∞∞−
k k k dxkxdx x f 
x
 b.
P(0
≤
X
≤
1) =
]
125.
811038110283
===
∫ 
xdx x
 c.
P(1
≤
X
≤
1.5) =
]
( )
( )
2969.1
6419381323815.113815.11283
≈=−==
∫ 
xdx x
 d.
P(X
≥
1.5) = 1 -
]
( )
[ ]
5781.101
64376427323815.103815.10283
≈=−=−−==
∫ 
xdx x
 
 
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
131
6.a.b.
1 =
∫ ∫ 
−
=⇒=−=−−
112422
4334]1[])3(1[
k duuk dx xk 
 c.
P(X > 3) =
5.])3(1[
43243
=−−
∫ 
dx x
by symmetry of the p.d.f 
 d.
( )
367.12847])(1[])3(1[
4 / 14 / 12434 / 134 / 11243413411
≈=−=−−=≤≤
∫ ∫ 
−
duudx x X P
 e.
P( |X-3| > .5) = 1 – P( |X-3|
≤
.5) = 1 – P( 2.5
≤
X
≤
3.5)
 
= 1 -
313.165])(1[
5.5.243
≈=−
∫ 
−
duu
 
7.a.
f(x) =
101
for 25
≤
x
≤
35 and = 0 otherwise
b.
P(X > 33) =
2.
3533101
=
∫ 
dx
 
c.
E(X) =
3020
352523525101
==⋅
∫ 
xdx x
 30
±
2 is from 28 to 32 minutes:P(28 < X < 32) =
]
4.
32281013228101
==
∫ 
xdx
 
d.
P( a
≤
x
≤
a+2) =
2.
2101
=
∫ 
+
aa
dx
, since the interval has length 2.
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x
   f   (  x   )
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