Edexcel S2 2016 October — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2016
SessionOctober
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypeContinuous CDF with polynomial pieces

  1. The lifetime of a particular battery, \(T\) hours, is modelled using the cumulative distribution function
$$\mathrm { F } ( t ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l r } 0 & t < 8
\frac { 1 } { 96 } \left( 74 t - \frac { 5 } { 2 } t ^ { 2 } + k \right) & 8 \leqslant t \leqslant 12
1 & t > 12 \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Show that \(k = - 432\)
  2. Find the probability density function of \(T\), for all values of \(t\).
  3. Write down the mode of \(T\).
  4. Find the median of \(T\).
  5. Find the probability that a randomly selected battery has a lifetime of less than 9 hours. A battery is selected at random. Given that its lifetime is at least 9 hours,
  6. find the probability that its lifetime is no more than 11 hours.