Edexcel S2 2014 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Uniform Random Variables
TypeBreaking/cutting problems

7. A piece of string \(A B\) has length 9 cm . The string is cut at random at a point \(P\) and the random variable \(X\) represents the length of the piece of string \(A P\).
  1. Write down the distribution of \(X\).
  2. Find the probability that the length of the piece of string \(A P\) is more than 6 cm . The two pieces of string \(A P\) and \(P B\) are used to form two sides of a rectangle. The random variable \(R\) represents the area of the rectangle.
  3. Show that \(R = a X ^ { 2 } + b X\) and state the values of the constants \(a\) and \(b\).
  4. Find \(\mathrm { E } ( R )\).
  5. Find the probability that \(R\) is more than twice the area of a square whose side has the length of the piece of string \(A P\).