CAIE Further Paper 4 2024 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2024
SessionJune
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TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables

7 The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function f given by $$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c c } \frac { x } { 4 } \left( 4 - x ^ { 2 } \right) & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \\ 0 & \text { otherwise } \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Find \(\operatorname { Var } ( \sqrt { X } )\).
    The continuous random variable \(Y\) is defined by \(Y = X ^ { 2 }\).
  2. Find the probability density function of \(Y\).
  3. Find the exact value of the median of \(Y\).
    If you use the following page to complete the answer to any question, the question number must be clearly shown.

7 The continuous random variable $X$ has probability density function f given by

$$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c c } 
\frac { x } { 4 } \left( 4 - x ^ { 2 } \right) & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \\
0 & \text { otherwise }
\end{array} \right.$$

(a) Find $\operatorname { Var } ( \sqrt { X } )$.\\

The continuous random variable $Y$ is defined by $Y = X ^ { 2 }$.\\
(b) Find the probability density function of $Y$.\\

(c) Find the exact value of the median of $Y$.\\

If you use the following page to complete the answer to any question, the question number must be clearly shown.\\

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