CAIE S2 2014 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeCalculate probability P(X in interval)

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  1. The time for which Lucy has to wait at a certain traffic light each day is \(T\) minutes, where \(T\) has probability density function given by $$f ( t ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 3 } { 2 } t - \frac { 3 } { 4 } t ^ { 2 } & 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 2
    0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ Find the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, Lucy has to wait for less than half a minute at the traffic light.

  2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f9436a68-ec88-4feb-9c06-fc29fe53d1fe-2_405_793_1471_715} The diagram shows the graph of the probability density function, g , of a random variable \(X\). The graph of g is a semicircle with centre \(( 0,0 )\) and radius \(a\). Elsewhere \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = 0\).
    1. Find the value of \(a\).
    2. State the value of \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).
    3. Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( X < - c ) = 0.2\), find \(\mathrm { P } ( X < c )\).