Edexcel S2 2013 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind multiple parameters from system

7. The continuous random variable \(X\) has the following probability density function $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} a + b x & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 5
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  1. Show that \(10 a + 25 b = 2\) Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = \frac { 35 } { 12 }\)
  2. find a second equation in \(a\) and \(b\),
  3. hence find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
  4. Find, to 3 significant figures, the median of \(X\).
  5. Comment on the skewness. Give a reason for your answer.