Engineering Mathematics V_MATH 311

Assignment 4
1. The probability density function of random variable X is given by
1 (−𝑥)
𝑥≥0
𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = { 2) 𝑒
( 2 ,
𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
0,
a. Find the mean and variance of the random variable.
b. What is 𝐹𝑋 (𝑥), the cumulative distribution function of X?
c. Find the moment generation function of the distribution.

2. A certain computer is equipped with a hard drive whose lifetime, measured in months is 𝑋~𝑒𝑥𝑝(𝜆).
The lifetime of the monitor (also measured in months) is 𝑌~𝑒𝑥𝑝(𝜇). Assume the lifetimes are
independent.

a. Find the probability that the monitor fails during the first 2 months.
b. Find the probability that both the hard drive and the monitor fail during the first year.
c. Find the probability that either the hard drive or the monitor fails during the first year.

3. The measurements of a strip of wire are assumed to follow a normal distribution with a mean
of ten milliamperes and a variance of four (milliamperes)2. What is the probability that a
measurement
a. is less than 12 milliamperes
b. exceeds 13 milliamperes?

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