3 The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function f given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} k x ( 4 - x ) & 0 \leqslant x < 2
k ( 6 - x ) & 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 6
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.

1. Show that \(k = \frac { 3 } { 40 }\).
2. Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 2.5\), find \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\).
3. Find the median value of \(X\).