Edexcel S2 — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicContinuous Uniform Random Variables
TypeFind constant k in PDF

2. A continuous random variable \(X\) has the probability density function $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { f } ( x ) = k & 5 \leq x \leq 15 ,
\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0 & \text { otherwise. } \end{array}$$
  1. Find \(k\) and specify the cumulative density function \(\mathrm { F } ( x )\).
  2. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 8 )\).