CAIE S2 2012 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeSingle-piece PDF with k

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{7333c047-edad-4385-b3f8-248e8725cfcb-3_412_718_1037_715} A random variable \(X\) has probability density function given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} k \sin x & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac { 2 } { 3 } \pi
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(k\) is a constant, as shown in the diagram.
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 2 } { 3 }\).
  2. Show that the median of \(X\) is 1.32 , correct to 3 significant figures.
  3. Find \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).