[April-17]

[EMA-204]
B.Tech. Degree Examination
Electronics & Communication Engineering
IV SEMESTER
PROBABILITY THEORY AND RANDOM PROCESSES
(Effective from the admitted batch 2015–16)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60
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Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks.
Answer all units choosing one question from each unit.
All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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MODULE-I
1. a) State and prove addition theorem on probability for two events 6
b) First box contains 2 black, 3 red and 1 white. Second box contains
1 black, 1 red and 2 white balls and Third contains 5 black, 3 red
and 4 white balls of these a ball is selected at Random. From it a
red ball is randomly draw. If the ball red. Find the probability that
it is from second box. 6
OR

2. a) Define (i) Probability and give 3 examples 6

(ii) Joint and conditional probability.
b) 20% of items produced from a factory are defective. Find the
probability that in a sample of 5 chosen at random. Find
(i) None is defective (ii) One is defective (iii) P(1<x<4) 6
MODULE-II

3. a) Find a constant b>0 so that the function

e3 x
fx(x) = 0 xb
4
0 else where

It is a valid probability density 6

 b) A Random variable x is Gaussian ax=0 and x=1 then show that
 2

 x a 

x f x ( x) dx   x2 6

OR
4. a) Explain transformation of Random variables 6
b) A Random variable x can have values -4,-1,2,3,4 each with
probability 1/5. Find (i) density function (ii) Mean
(iii) Variance of y=3x3 6

MODULE-III
5. State and prove central limit theorem 12
OR
6. a) Random variables x and y have the respective density
fx(x) = (0.1)  (x-1) + (0.2)  (x-2) + (0.4)  (x-3) + (0.3)  (x-4)
fy(y) = (0.4)  (y-5) + (0.5)  (y-6) + (0.1)  (y-7)
Find and sketch the density function of w=x+y if x and y are
independent 6
b) Discuss the properties of Gaussian Random variables 6
MODULE-IV
7. a) Explain the Poisson Random processes 6
b) Telephone calls are initiated through an exchange at the average
rate of 75 per minute and are described by a poisson process. Find
the probability that more than 3 calls are initiated in any 5 second
period 6
OR
8. a) Explain the correlation function and its properties 8
b) A Random process is defined by x(t)=A, where A is a continuous
random variable uniformly distributed on (0,1).
i) Determine the form of the sample functions.
ii) Classify the process.
iii) Is it deterministic? 4
 MODULE-V
9. a) Find the relation between auto correlation function and power
density spectrum 6
b) For a Random process x(t) assume that
2
RXX    Pe1 where P>0 and a>0 are constants.
2a 2
Find the power density spectrum of x(t) 6
OR
10
10. a) Give the power spectrum     
XX 2
. Find wrms. 6
  
2

1    
  10  
b) Relationship between the cross-power spectrum and cross
correlation function 6

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