ContinuousRandomVariable: Ex1.Timeheadwayintrafficflowistheelapsedtimebetweenthetimethatonecarfinishespassinga fixedpointandtheinstantthatthenextcarbeginstopassthatpoint.LetX=thetimeheadwayfortwo randomlychosenconsecutivecarsonafreewayduringaperiodofheavyflow.ThefollowingpdfofXis suggested: f(x)=0.15e0.15(x0.5) f(x)=0, ! ! forx0.5 otherwise.

Assignment2: 1. Acollegeprofessorneverfinisheshislecturebeforethebellringstoendtheperiodandalways finisheshislecturewithin2minafterthebellrings.LetX=thetimethatelapsesbetweenthe bellandtheendoflectureandsupposethepdfofXis a. b. c. d. f(x)=kx2 f(x)=0 for0x2 otherwise

Findthevalueofk[Hint:Thetotalareaunderthegraphis1] Whatistheprobabilitythatthelectureendswithin1minofthebellringing? Whatistheprobabilitythatthelecturecontinuesbeyondthebellforbetween60and90sec? Whatistheprobabilitythatthelecturecontinuesforatleast90secbeyondthebell? 2. Theactualtrackingweightofastereocartridgethat??trackat3gonaparticularchangercan beregardedasacontinuousrvXwithpdf for2x4 f(x)=k[1(x3)2] f(x)=0otherwise a. Sketchthegraphoff(x) b. Findthevalueofk c. Whatistheprobabilitythattheactualtrackingweightisgreaterthattheprescribedweight? d. Whatistheprobabilitythattheactualweightiswithin0.25goftheprescibedweight? e. Whatistheprobabilitythattheactualweightdiffersfromtheprescribedweightbymore than0.5g?