Edexcel S2 2023 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind expectation E(X)

  1. The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), shown in the diagram, where \(k\) is a constant.
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    1. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 10 k )\)
    2. Show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { \pi }\)
    3. Find, in terms of \(\pi\), the values of
      1. \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\)
      2. \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\)
    Circles are drawn with area \(A\), where $$A = \pi \left( X + \frac { 2 } { \pi } \right) ^ { 2 }$$
  2. Find \(\mathrm { E } ( A )\)