CAIE S2 2017 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind median or percentiles

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c06524f0-a981-48a6-9af0-c4a3474396b3-06_394_723_258_705} The diagram shows the graph of the probability density function, f , of a random variable \(X\) which takes values between 0 and \(a\) only. It is given that \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 1 ) = 0.25\).
  1. Find, in any order,
    (a) \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 2 )\),
    (b) the value of \(a\),
    (c) \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  2. Find the median of \(X\).