CAIE S2 2010 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeSingle-piece PDF with k

5 The random variable \(T\) denotes the time in seconds for which a firework burns before exploding. The probability density function of \(T\) is given by $$\mathrm { f } ( t ) = \begin{cases} k \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.2 t } & 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 5
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { 5 ( \mathrm { e } - 1 ) }\).
  2. Sketch the probability density function.
  3. \(80 \%\) of fireworks burn for longer than a certain time before they explode. Find this time.