Q9.

a) How can you choose the natural number n so that the complex number √3  i
n
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Q11. a) Given the matrices A  1 2  and B  1 0

1 3

(a)
2  4ix 
1  2iy  4i  10 

Q1. Find the value of x and y such that:
2 0
yix 4i

Find a 3×2 matrix X so that 2A  B  3X  O.

(b) 3 3
Q2. (a) Solve in  the equation: z2  5
1  iz  (12  9i)  0
xiy 4i1

(b) Solve in  the following simultaneous equations:

b) For what value k, the points (1, 5), (k, 1) and (11, 7) are collinear?

2  i z1  7z2  1  2i


1  i z1  iz2  4  i cosθ sinθ
M
θ=  
Q12. a) The matrix M(α) is defined by

sinθ cosθ
Q3. z  2  i 2 , evaluate z2020
√3
verify that M
θM
β  M
θ  β
cosx sinx
1

b) Let A   
Q4. Given that 2  i is a zero of the 4th degree polynomial sinx cosx
f(x)  x4  23x2  68x  60, find the other zeros of f(x) . i) Show that A2  cos2x sin2x 
sin2x cos2x
Q5. If z1 and z2 are complex roots of the quadratic equation z2  2cosθ ∙ z  1  0,
a b
ii) Guess the formula of the matrix An for any positive integer n.
Q13. Determine whether the set H    ; a, b ∈  is closed or not under:
(a) zn1  zn2 (b) zn1  zn2
find the expression for:
COMPLEX NUMBERS

LINEAR ALGEBRA
Q6. Let f(z)  z 
8  8iz  48iz  64
1  iz  80
b a
i) Addition of matrices.
(a) Show that the equation f(z)  0 has a real root z0 and a pure complex root z1
4 3 2
ii) Multiplication of matrices.
Q14. a) If (u, v, w) is a basis of the real vector space 3 , determine whether or not
(u  v, u  2w, u  v) is also a basis of 3 .
to be found.

f(z)  (z  z0 )(z  z1 )(z2  az  b)

(b) Calculate two complex numbers a and b such that:

(c) Solve the equation f(z)  0 x3 1

b) Find the value of x for which:

[Hint: use the fact that
1  i2  2i]  7 x  5 1   0

1

6 x2
Q7. Given the complex numbers z1  and z2  1  i
√6i√2
6
c) Two points A and B have coordinates (1, 2, 8) and (1, 3, 27), respectively.
a) Write the complex numbers z1 , z2 and z 
Given that the vectors OA!, OB! and OC! are linearly dependent, find the value of c.
2
z1 A third point C, which is distinct from A and B, has coordinates (1, c, c3 ).
in polar form

b) Hence show that cos 12  and sin 12 

√6√2 √6√2
z2

1 1 1
π π

Q15. Given that M  "1 2 k#

4 4

√6  √2cosx  √6  √2sinx  2 1 k 1
c) Consider the equation with real unknown

i) Solve this equation in 

x  y  z  1
a) Determine the value of k for which the system of equations

$x  2y  kz  0
Q8. a) Find all real or complex roots of the equation z3  8 and represent them on
ii) Mark the image-points on the unit circle

x  ky  z  1
b) Solve the inequality cos2x  √3sin2x  1 in the interval [0, 2π].
the Argand diagram
b) Solve these equations in the case when k  2.
has a unique solution.

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 Q16. a) Let f be a linear operator defined on 2 by: Q20. a) Let f: ℝ2 ⟶ ℝ2 be a linear operator defined by
3 1
x, y) ⟶ f
x, y) = (2x + 3y, x + 2y)
f( v! )  Av! where A    and v! is written as a column vector v!  v1 
v

Show that ∀ x! , y! ∈ 2 we have f( x! ) ∙ f( y! ) = 10x! ∙ y!

1 3 i) Show that f is linear.
ii) Show that f is a one-to-one mapping and find its inverse f −1 (x, y)
2

b) B = u!, v! is a basis of the vector space ℝ2 . Linear operator f is defined in ℝ2 by

f(u!) = 2u! − 6v!

f(v!) = u! + 7v! b) Given the matrix A = "1 0 1#.
0 1 1

ii) If f(x1 u! + x2 v!) = y1 u! + y2 v!, express y1 and y2 in terms of x1 and x2 . Let f be a linear operator on ℝ3 defined by f( x! ) = Ax!,
i) Write down a matrix M representing f in basis B. 1 1 0

Hence write down M−1. (i) Find the coordinates y1 , y2 and y3 of the vector y! = f( x! ) in terms of
the coordinates x1 , x2 and x3 of vector x!.
Q17. (a) Given the matrix A = 0 1 1
2 1 0

[Hint: show that Kerf = )0!*]

(ii) Hence deduce that matrix A is invertible.
0 4 −3
(i) Verify that A3 = 11A − 14I where I is a 3×3 unit matrix. (iii) Express x1 , x2 and x3 in terms of y1, y2 and y3 and deduce the inverse matrix of A.
(ii) Hence find A−1 .
Q21. (a) Solve for x the equation: 6ln4 x − 35ln3 x + 62ln2 x − 35lnx + 6 = 0.
2 −1 (b) Find the values of x for which 2log2 x + logx 2 = 3
Q18. a) Find the inverse of the matrix A = "1 −3 2#
1

(c) The equation logx2 8a = 1 + log2

a8

2x − y + z = 5
LINEAR ALGEBRA

2 1 4 has 2 as a root. Find the value of a

2x

b) Hence, solve the simultaneous equations: $ x − 3y + 2z = 2

and hence solve the equation.

2x + y + 4z = −3 xy = 243
(d) Solve the following system in ℝ2

+
Q19. a) Express the vector u = ( − 1, 7, 5) as a linear combination of the vectors 4 logy x + logx y = 17
v1! = ( − 2, 3, 2), v2! = (1, 0, 3) and v3! = (3, − 1, 1).

m − 2)ex − ex + 2m = 0.
(e) According to the values of the parameter m, solve and discuss the following equation

(f) Solve the inequality: 2e3x − e2x − 13ex − 6 ≥ 0.

3x + y − 2z = 7 (g) Find the values of x for which 4x − 10 × 2x + 16 ≤ 0.
b) By using Gauss-Jordan elimination method, solve the following system

$ 2x + 4y + z = 8

CALCULUS
5x − y + 3z = 9 Q22. (a) If y =
sinx)cosx , find dx.
dy

x −3
c) A transformation is represented by the matrix R =  . R maps an object (b) Differentiate with respect to x: y = cos2x -
e3x 3 x2 1(x1)
2 5x
2x1)2

d) Show that sin4x − sinx is a factor of the determinant (c) Given exy − x + y2 = 1 find dx by implicit differentiation.
2 2
of area 10 cm onto an image of area 110 cm . Find the possible values of x. dy

∆ = 1/2 sinx sin4x  x = et cost

1 1 1 (d) Find the equation of the tangent line to the following parameterized curve
 at the point where t = π.
1/4 sin2 x sin2 4x y = et sint

Find all values of x for which ∆ = 0. / / 2 

and express ∆ as a product of three factors, each of which depends on x. (e) Find the following limit
lim  1+
x

Q23. (a) Carry out a complete study of the function y = x2 ex and sketch its graph.
e) According to the values of the real number m, discuss the existence and the number x→∞ 3x

mx + y + z = m + 1
of solutions to the following parametric system:

$ x + my + z = m (b) Study the variations of the function y = xx and sketch its graph.
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1, 1/e).

x + y + mz = m − 1 [ Hint: use the relation au = eulna ].

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 Q24. Consider the sequence defined on ℕ by: Q28. (a) By differentiation, show that3 xcosxdx  xsinx  cosx  c.
u0  e3 and un1  e1un Hence or otherwise, evaluate 30 xcosxdx.
π/2

(b) Find 3 x sinxcosxdx.

b) Let vn  lnun  2
a) Calculate u1 , u2 , u3 , and u4
(c) Calculate 3 θ3 sinθ2 dθ.
2

(d) Work out 3 esin2x cos2xdx.

i) Prove that the sequence (vn ) is geometric and determine its ratio.
(e) If I  3 eax cosbxdx, and J  3 eax sinbxdx, prove that
ii) Deduct vn and un in terms of n.
aI  bJ  eax cosbx and bI  aJ  eax sinbx
iii) Find the limits of the sequences (un ) and (vn )
Q25. (a) A sum of Rwf 500,000 is deposited in a savings account paying a compound Hence find I and J.
4
(f) Calculate 302 cos2 x  sin2 x dx.
interest rate of 11% per year.

(g) By using Euler’s formula prove the identity: sinxsin2x  2
cosx  cos3x
(i) Calculate the account balance after 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years.
1

Hence, deduce a primitive of the function defined by f(x)  sinxsin2x and then the
(ii) Show that the sequence (An) is geometric.
(iii) Estimate to two decimal places how many years it would take
4
value of the integral I  302 sinxsin2x dx.
Rfw 500,000 to triple.
(iv) Find the necessary interest rate for which the principle could be doubled
2 e5 x
(h) Evaluate the integral: I= 31
1
in a period of 10 years.
dx
(j) Consider the numerical function f defined by f
x)  lnx
(b) Find, to 3 significant digits, the tripling time for money invested at 15% x2
interest: 1

(i) compounded annually

(ii) If n ≥ 2 , calculate In = 3e
(i) Calculate the first derivative of f on (0, +∞)

CALCULUS
(ii) compounded continuously en

Q26. (a) (i) Write the expansion of f(x)  ln   in ascending powers of x, giving the first three
xlnx
dx
1x 8x
lnx2
CALCULUS

1x (iii) Calculate lim In

nonzero terms and also the general term of the expansion. n→∞
(k) Find the equation of the family of curves whose slope at any point is equal to the
(ii) For what values of x the expansion is valid?
negative of twice the abscissa of the point. Find the curve of the family which passes
(iii) Use part (i) to approximate ln3.
through the point (1, 1).
Q29. (a) Find the area of the region bounded by the curves with equations y  0 and y  x2  3x.
217tanθ20cosθ
(b) Find an expression, involving θ, that approximates 1sin2θ
to small angles of θ.
(c) Find the following limits using expansion of functions (Taylor’s theorem)

(b) Find the length of the curve x  y2  lny 1y2

1cos2x cos2x1 sin3xtan5x xarctanx [ Unit on the coordinate axes: 1cm]
(i) lim xtanx (ii) lim xsin5x (iii) lim (iv) lim x3 1 1

(c) Find the arc length of the catenary y  ex/a  ex/a  from x  0 to x  a.
x→0 x→0 x→0 2x x→0
4 2

(iii) e0.3
(d) Calculate with three decimal places without using a calculator a

(e) Find the exact value of 1     ⋯

(i) cos1° (ii) arcsin0.5 2

x  θ  sinθ, y  1  cosθ , 0  θ  2π
1 1 1 (d) A curve has parametric representation

(f) If f(x)  sinx, find f

(i) Prove that       4cos2
2! 4! 6!
( 45)

(g) Find f ( 62) (0) given that f(x)  cosx.

(0) . dx 2 dy 2 θ

(ii) Hence find the arc of this curve between the points where θ  0 and θ  2.
dθ dθ 2

3
π

(e) Sketch and calculate the area enclosed by the curves y  x2 and y  4x  x2.
Q27. (a) In measuring the radius of a sphere, an error of 10 cm was made. If the radius was found
(f) Sketch and evaluate the area of the region bounded by the curve C ≡ xy  4 and
(b) A circular cone of radius r  10m and height h  100m undergoes double deformations;
to be 7.5cm, what is the possible maximum error in calculating the volume of the sphere?
the line l ≡ y  5  x.
the radius r increases at speed of 1m/s and the height h decreases at speed of 10m/s.
ρ  1  sinθ when θ varies from 0 to .
(g) Determine the area of the region enclosed by curve whose polar equation is
Calculate the variation in volume of the cone. Leave your answer in terms of π. π

i) √120
(c) By using differentials approximate the following values to3 decimal places 2
3

ii) √15
iii) sin32°
4

(d)Use differentials find given that x2/3  y2/3  a2/3, a ∈ 

iv) cos43°
dy
dx

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 Q31. (a) If y  8ln (x  √x2  1)9 show that
1  x2  dx2  x dx  2.
2 d2 y dy

x  a
t  sint and y  a
1  cost, where 0  t  2π.

Q29. (h) Calculate the area of the surface bounded by the curve
(b) If y  √4  3sinx, prove that 2y dx2  2 dx  y2  4.
d2 y dy 2

region bounded by the curve y  ex and the x-axis, when 0  x  1 (c) If y  , prove that x dx2  2 dx  xy  0.
(i) Evaluate the volume of the solid generated by revolving about the x-axis the area of the
sinx d2 y dy
x
4 4
Q30. (a) Given two integrals I  302 (2x  1)cos2 xdx and J  302 (2x  1)sin2 xdx,
(i) Find I  J and I  J.  (b) (x3  y3 )dx  3xy2 dy  0
Q32. Solve the first order differential equation
dy x(2lnx1)
(a)

(1  x )dy  (1  y2 )dx  0  ytanx  cos2 x

dx sinyycosy

(b) Consider the integral In  32 2 n dx, n > 2 (c)  (d) +

(ii) Hence deduct the values of I and J. dy

y(2)  3
2

y(0)  2
n xlnx
x 1
dx

x x2 1 Q33. (a) Find the general solution of (4x  xy2 )dx  (y  x2 y)dy  0
1

(b) Find the particular solution for which y(1)  2.

(i) Decompose in simple fractions

32 x x2-1
n dx
(ii) Calculate
Q34. (a) Show that y  c1 e2x  c2 ex is a general solution of the differential equation:

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
(iii) Use integration by parts to calculate In
  2y  0
lim In d2 y dy

(c) ∀n ∈ ℕ, consider the following integrals:

(iv) Calculate
CALCULUS

n→∞ dxdx2

In = 30 enx sinxdx and Jn = 30 enx cosxdx

(b) Form a differential equations by differentiating and eliminating the constants

(i) y  Asinx (ii) y  Aex  B

π/2 π/2
A and B in the following:
(i) CalculateI0 and J0.

In  nJn  2  y  ex.
(ii) Use integration by parts to prove that In and Jn verify the system: Q35. A curve C in the xy-plane passes through the point (1, 0). At any point (x, y). on C,

nIn  Jn  enπ/2
dy
dx

(b) (i) Hence find the equation of C, giving your answer in the form y  f(x).
(a) Find the general solution of this differential equation.
(iii) Hence express In and Jn in terms of n.
lim In lim Jn (ii) Write down the equation of the asymptote of C.
(iv) Calculate and
n→∞ n→∞

f(x)  x  1  2e 2x
(d) Consider the numerical function f defined by Q36. Solve the following 2nd order differential equations:
(a) 2  4y  8sin2x (d) y''  5y'  6y  50sin4x
d2 y

(b) y  3y  2y  4e  (e) y''  2y'  3y  xex

(i) Study the variations of f and sketch its representative curve (C) on the Cartesian plane. dx

vertical lines x  0 and x  m (m > 0). What is the limit of this area when m increases (c) 2y:  11y;  12y  2x2  5x  7
(ii) Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curve (C) , its asymptote and the '' ' 2 x

indefinitely? Q37. Find the particular solution to the following differential equation, which satisfies the

(e) Given two integrals: A  30 sin2 xcos4 xdx and B  30 cos2 xsin4 xdx y''  2y'  x  2ex; y(0)  0; y' (0)  1
π/2 π/2 given conditions:

(i) Find A  Band A  B.

 y  et
$ dt
dx
(ii) Hence deduce the values of A and B.
x  dt  t
Q38. Solve the system: dy

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  3 z2  z̅2   10zz̅  4?
Q39. (a) (i) The rate of change of the daily profit P(t) for a certain bakery is given by Q44. a) In the Cartesian plane, what is the set E of all points P whose affix z verifies
dP 3t
11t
Find P(t) given that the initial profit is $10 [i.e. P(0)  $10]
dt 2
b) Determine the coordinates of the foci.
c) Determine the coordinates of the most points.
(ii) Estimate to 2 decimal places, the bakery’s profit after two weeks.
d) Find the eccentricity.
(b) School enrollment. The student enrollment in a new high school is expected to
e) Write the equations of directrices of the set E.

 200  300t, 0  t  4
grow at a rate that is estimated to be f) Represent graphically the set E.
dN

9x2  16y2  36x  96y  36  0

dt Q45. a) Determine the standard form of the following flat shape:

(t  0) is 2,000, what will be the enrollment after 4 years from now?

where N(t) is the number of students t years after opening. If the initial enrollment
b) Which shape is it?
(c) The population of a certain town had been doubled from 1970 to 2000. In which year c) Find the coordinates of the most points, the focal points, and the equation of
will this population triple? the focal line.
Q40. The distance x in kilometers, between two cars after t hours varies according to the rate:
 50 <
d) Plot the graph of the given shape.
Q46. In the Cartesian plane, consider the line D with equation x  1 and the point F with
1e√t
=
√t
dx
dt
Find the distance x(t) between the two cars after a half of an hour given that the initial coordinates (3, 0)
distance is zero. (a) i) Determine the Cartesian equation of the set C of all points M(x, y) of

Q41. (a) Show that the point A(2,  4) lies on the parabola y2  8x and find the equation of d
M, F  √3d(M, D)
the plane verifying the relation between the following distances:

(b) Find the focus of the parabola x2  2y

CONICS
the normal to the parabola at the point A. ii) Identify the nature of the set C and write down its characteristic elements.

(c) Find the equation of a parabola whose focus is (2, 0) and directrix y  2.
(iii) Sketch the set C on the Cartesian plane.

(d) Find the equation of a parabola whose focus is (  1, 1) and directrix x  y. y  rx, where r is a real parameter.
(b) Determine the number of points of the intersection of the set C and the line

Q42. Show that the equation x2  4x  8y  4  0 represents a parabola whose focus is at

(  2, 1). Find the equation of the tangent at the vertex. Illustrates your results on a graph.
9x2  16y2  18x  64y  199  0:
Q47. Given the equation of conic section:

Q43. a) Find the equation of the ellipse with a focus at (  1,  1), directrix x  0 and e 
√2
a) Write its equation in standard form and deduce its nature
2

two points (  2, 1) and (6, 5), is 4. Show that the locus is an ellipse and locate
b) A point P(x, y) moves so that the product of the slopes of the lines joining P to the b) Find:
CONICS

i) the coordinates of the center, the vertices, the foci and the eccentricity
its center. of the conic.

(  3, 0) and (3, 0) is 10. Show that the locus is an ellipse and plot its curve.
c) A point moves in the xy-plane so that the sum of its distances from the points ii) the equations of directrices and asymptotes
iii) the length of the latus rectum

its distance from the line x  2  0. Derive the equation of its locus
d) A point P(x, y) moves so that its distance from the point (3, 2), is one half of c) Sketch the graph of the given conic.

(0,  5) and (0, 5) is 8. Derive the equation of its locus and plot its curve.
Q48. a) A point moves in the xy-plane so that the difference of its distances from the points
What curve is it?

4x2  y2  4  0 of the lines joining it to (  2, 1) and (4, 5) is 3.

e) In the Cartesian plane, consider the curve C with equation: b) Derive the equation of a point P(x, y) which moves so that the product of the slopes

3/2 of its distance from the line y  8/3  0.

(i) Find the lengths of its semi-axes, vertices, foci, the eccentricity and c) Find the equation of a locus of a point which moves so that its distance from (0, 6) is
the equations of directrices of the curve.

and the equation of one asymptote 2x  3y  0.

(ii) Sketch the curve C. d) Find the equation of the hyperbola with its center at (0, 0), vertex at (3, 0),

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 ρ  54cosθ
Q49. A curve C has a polar equation given by
9 Q52. c) The probability that an entering student will graduate is 0.4. Determine the probability
that out of 5 students,
a) Find the eccentricity and identify the nature of the curve C. (i) none will graduate. (iii) at least 2 will graduate.
b) What is the distance from the pole to the nearest directrix? (ii) 1 will graduate. (iv) All will graduate.
c) Convert the polar equation of the curve C in Cartesian d) A true-false examination is composed of 20 questions. What is the probability that a
coordinates. student will get exactly 13 correct answers by guessing?
d) Find the equations of directrices to the curve C. e) A multiple-choice examination has 4 possible answers for each of 5 questions.
e) Locate the foci of the curve C.
f) Let X be a binomial random variable with E(X)  2 and Var(X)  4/3.
What is the probability that a student will get 4 or more correct just by guessing?
f) Plot the graph of the curve C.

a) r  1cosθ b) r  32cosθ c) ρ  45sinθ

Q50. Identify and sketch the locus of each of the following conic: Find the distribution of X.
2 10 9

Q53. Consider a random experiment consisting in throwing a fair coin three successive times.

Q51. a) Suppose that a random variable X takes on the values 3, 1, 2 and 5 with respective
After each throw, a player gains 10Frw if the coin lands on Head and loses 10 Frw if the

probabilities (2x  3)/10, (x  1)/10, (x  1)/10 and (x  1)/10.

coin lands on tail. Let X be a random variable which associates the algebraic gain to each
of throw of 3 coins.

RANDOM VARIABLES
i) Find the value of x and hence determine the probability distribution of X. (a) Indicate
ii) Find the expectation E(X) of X. (i) The sample space for this experiment
b) The following table shows the probability distribution for a random variable X. (ii) the set of values that can be taken by the variable.
(b) Determine the probability distribution of X and calculate its expectation as well as

(c) Consider the event A  '' Do not lose more than 10Frw ''. Calculate the probability of A.
its standard deviation.

Calculate: (i) c (ii) E(X) A sequence of 10 throws of 3 fair coins is to be performed. What is the probability that A
c) The random variable Z has probability distribution: should be realized exactly 6 times during this sequence?
RANDOM VARIABLES

Q54. (a) An insurance company receives on average two claims per week from a particular factory.
Assuming that the number of claims can be modeled by Poisson distribution, find the
If E(X)  4 find x and y.
2 probability that it receives:
3 (i) 3 claims in a given week,
d) A six-faced die weighted so that the probability of each face occurring is proportional to (ii) more than 4 claims in a given week,
its number turned up, is tossed once. Let X denote the number appearing. (iii) four claims in a given fortnight ( a period of 2 weeks),
(i) Find the distribution of X. (i.e. describe the probability of each sample point) (iv) no claims on a given day, assuming that the factory operates on a five-day week.
(ii) Calculate the expectation µ of X. (b) Suppose that 300 misprints are distributed randomly through a book of 500 pages.
Q52. a) Suppose that 40% of the people in a particular city smoke cigarettes. Find the probability that a given page contains:
(i) A group of 10 people is chosen at random, what is the probability that more than (i) exactly 2 misprints. (ii) 2 or more misprints.
4 are smokers? Q55. A manufacturer has found that 3% of seeds do germinate. Using Poisson approximation, find,
(ii) How large must be the group in order that the probability is 90% that one or more to two significant figures, the probability that in a pack containing 150 seeds,
of them smoke? (a) more than four fail to germinate,
b) The probability of a man hitting a target is 1/4. (b) at least 145 germinate.
(i) If he fires 7 times, what is the probability of his hitting the target at least twice?
(ii) How many times must he fire so that the probability of his hitting the target at least
once is greater than 2/3?

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 Q56. A lottery has a very large number of tickets, one in every 500 of which entitles the purchaser
to prize. An agent sells 1000 tickets for the lottery. Using Poisson approximation, find, to three
decimal places, the probability that the number of prize-winning tickets sold by the agent is
(a) less than three
(b) More than five.
Calculate the minimum number of tickets the agent must sell to have a 95% chance of selling
at least one price-winning ticket.

0  x < 1
Q57. The continuous random variable X has p.d.f. given by f(x) where

f(x)  ?k
2x  3 1  x  2
kx

0 otherwise

(d) P   X  1 
Find
3 1
(a) the value of the constant k,
4 2
(b) E(X), (e) the mode
(c) Var(X)
RANDOM VARIABLES

f(x)  1x3
Q58. A continuous random variable X has probability density function f given by
k

f(x)  0
x(4x)

(a) Show that k  ln3

otherwise
2

(b) Calculate the mean variance and standard deviation of X.

f(x)   a  bx 0x1
Q59. The random variable, X, has probability density function given by

0 otherwise
2

3
Observations on X indicate that the mean is 5
(a) Obtain two simultaneous equations for a and b, Hence find the values of a and b.
(b) Find the variance of X.

y0
Q60. The cumulative function of a random variable Y is
D y

B 8 < y2
0

F
y 
0
C 2<y4
B 16
y2

A 1 y≥4
(d) Find P
y ≥ 1.5
(e) Find P
y ≥ 1 | y  3
(a) Find the density function of Y.

(c) Find P
1  y  3

(b) Calculate the mean of Y.

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