Edexcel S2 2016 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Uniform Random Variables
TypeE(g(X)) and Var(g(X)) by integration

  1. The random variable \(R\) has a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [5,9]
    1. Specify fully the probability density function of \(R\).
    2. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( 7 < R < 10 )\)
    The random variable \(A\) is the area of a circle radius \(R \mathrm {~cm}\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { E } ( \mathrm { A } )\)