Communication and Information Engineering Program

Probability and Stochastic Processes (CIE 327)

Spring 2018
Assignment 4

Question 1:

Suppose the length of computer cables is uniformly distributed from 1200 to 1210
mm. (a) If buyers' specify that cables should have a length between 1205 and 1208
mm, what proportion of cables conform to specifications?
b) If 10 cables are purchased, what is the probability that exactly 5 of them meet
the specifications?
Question 2:

The life of a semiconductor laser operating at a constant power is normally

distributed with a mean of 5000 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours.
Assume that lasers fail independently.

a) What is the probability that a laser fails before 4500 hours?

b) What is the probability that the life of a laser exceeds 5000 hours?
c) If five lasers are used in a product, what is the probability that three of them are
still operating after 5200 hours?

Question 3:

Prove that Exponential distribution has a valid probability density function

( )

Then drive Expectation and variance.

Question 4:

Prove that Gaussian distribution has a valid probability density function

X ~ N(µ, )

( )
( )
√

Then drive Expectation and variance.

Question 5:

Y is R.V follow Rayleigh Distribution with mean √ , What is the probability that
Y is greater than 4?

Question 6:

Let X1 be a normal random variable with mean 2 and variance 3, and let X2 be a normal
random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. Assume that X1 and X2 are independent.

a) What is the distribution of the linear combination Y = X1 -X2?

b) What is the probability that Y is less than 15?
c) What is the probability that Y is greater than 7?