CAIE FP2 2014 November — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypePower transformation (Y = X^n, n≥2)

10 The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function f given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 1 } { 2 } & 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 3
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ The random variable \(Y\) is defined by \(Y = X ^ { 3 }\). Find the distribution function of \(Y\). Sketch the graph of the probability density function of \(Y\). Find the probability that \(Y\) lies between its median value and its mean value.