Assignment 2 - PSNM
Assignment 2 - PSNM
Assignment 2
1. A discrete random variable 𝑋 has the probability mass function given as
follows:
𝑋 -2 -1 0 1 2
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) 0.2 0.1 k 0.3 0.1
Find (i) k (ii)𝐸(𝑋) (iii)𝑉(𝑋) (iv) 𝐸(2𝑋 − 3) (v)𝑉(2𝑋 − 3).
2. There are two defective pencils in a pack of dozen pencils. If three pencils
are taken at random, find the probabilities that (i) at the most one pencil is
defective (ii) two pencils are defective.
3. A sample of 3 items is selected at random from a box containing 10 items
of which 4 are defective. Find the expected number of defective items.
4. The incidence of occupational disease in an industry is such that the
workers have a 20% chance of suffering from it. What is the probability
that out of 6 workers chosen at random, four or more will suffer from the
disease?
5. The probability that a patient will get the reaction of a particular injection
is 0.001. If 2000 patients are given that injection. Find the probabilities
that (i) 3 patients will get a reaction and (ii) more than 2 patients will get
a reaction.
6. The distribution of the number of road accidents per day in a city is
Poisson with a mean of 4. Find the number of days out of 100 days when
there will be (i) no accidents, (ii) at least 2 accidents, and (iii) at most 3
accidents.
7. If 𝑋 is normally distributed with a mean of 12 and standard deviation of 4
then, find the probability of:
(i) 𝑋 ≥ 20 (ii) 𝑋 ≤ 20 (iii) 0 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 12.
8. The expenditures on breakfast of customers of a restaurant follow a normal
distribution with a mean Rs.200 and a standard deviation of Rs.50. On a
particular day 40 customers spent more than Rs.275, find the expected
number of customers visiting the restaurant on that day.
9. A coin is tossed 900 times. Find the probability that the number of heads
is between 435 and 465.
10. If 𝑋 is normally distributed with P(X < 79) = 10% and P(X < 143) =
90% .Find the mean and standard deviation.
11. The daily profit of a businessman is Rs.120 and the s.d. of the profit is
Rs.15. Find the number of days out of 365 days on which his profit will
be less than Rs.100.
12. Solve the following system of linear equations by Gauss Jacobi method:
4𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 17
𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 𝑧 = 14
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 8𝑧 = 12
13. Solve the following system of linear equations by Gauss seidel method,
correct up to decimal places.
2𝑥 − 15𝑦 + 6𝑧 = 72
−𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 27𝑧 = 85
54𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 110
14. Find the root of the equation 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 + 3 = 0, using the bisection method
correct to three decimal places.
15. Find the root of the equation 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 = 1, using the bisection method correct
to three decimal places.
16. Find the root of the equation 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 = 0, using the Regula- Falsi
method correct to three decimal places, lying between 0.5 and 0.7.
17. Find the root of the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0, using the Newton - Raphson
method correct to three decimal places.
18. Find the root of the equation 𝑥 − 2 sin 𝑥 = 0, using the Newton-Raphson
method correct to three decimal places.
19. Using the iterative formula of the N-R method evaluate the following:
1 1 3
(i) (ii) √28 (iii) (iv) √11
12 √ 35