Edexcel S2 2021 October — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypeMulti-part piecewise CDF

3. A continuous random variable \(X\) has cumulative distribution function $$\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l r } 0 & x < 0
4 a x ^ { 2 } & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1
a \left( b x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 4 } + 1 \right) & 1 < x \leqslant 3
1 & x > 3 \end{array} \right.$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants.
  1. Show that \(b = 4\)
  2. Find the exact value of \(a\)
  3. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 2.25 )\)
  4. Showing your working clearly,
    1. sketch the probability density function of \(X\)
    2. calculate the mode of \(X\)