a) Find the distribution function of the random variable X whose probability

density is given by
3e 3t for x  0
f  x  
0 else where

p  0.5  X  1
And use it to evaluate the probability (4 marks)
The number of calls per 10 minutes received at a telephone switch board
follows a Poisson distribution with mean 0.6.Find the probability that:
i. No call will be received in the first 10 minutes (3 marks)
ii. More than 2 calls will be received in a period of 40 minutes (5
marks)
Show that if a random variable X is uniformly distributed over [a,b] its mean
E(X) is given by (4 marks)
a+b
2
a) Let Y 1 and Y 2 be random variables with joint probability density function
(pdf) given by
ky y , 0  y1  1, 0  y2  1
f  y1 , y2    1 2
 0, elsewhere

i) Find the value of k which makes this a probability density function.

(2mks)
ii) Determine the marginal densities of y 1 and y 2.  (4mks)
iii) Find the joint distribution function for Y 1 and Y 2. (4mks)
 1 3
P  y1  , y2  
iv) Find the probability  2 4  (. (3mks)

4 x x , 0  x1  1, 0  x2  1
f  x1 , x2    1 2
a) If  o, otherwise

Show that;
i) X 1 and X 2 are independent. (4mks)
ii) f(x 1, x 2) is a probability function. (3mks)