CAIE S2 2015 June — Question 1 5 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
Marks5
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeGeometric/graphical PDF with k

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{cfffe79d-91c9-48b8-a3e6-887d7891441d-2_478_691_260_724} The random variable \(X\) has probability density function, f , as shown in the diagram, where \(a\) is a constant. Find the value of \(a\) and hence show that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 0.943\) correct to 3 significant figures. [5]