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Department of Mathematics
21MAB204T-Probability and Queueing Theory
Unit – III
Tutorial Sheet - 7
S. No. Questions
1 The joint probability distribution of (𝑋, 𝑌) is given below: Find (i) the marginal probability function of 𝑋 and 𝑌
(ii) the conditional distribution of 𝑋 given 𝑌 = 1 (iii) the conditional probability of 𝑌 given 𝑋 = 2, and (iv) the
probability distribution of 𝑋 + 𝑌. Are 𝑋 and 𝑌 independent?
𝑌
𝑋
1 2
1 0.1 0.2
2 0.3 0.4
2 𝑘(1 − 𝑥)(1 − 𝑦), 0 < 𝑥, 𝑦 < 1
If the joint density function of (𝑋, 𝑌) is 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = { find (i) the value of 𝑘 (ii)
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
the marginal probability distribution of 𝑋 and 𝑌.(iii) the conditional probability distribution function of 𝑋 given
𝑌 = 1/2.
3 If 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑘(1 − 𝑥 − 𝑦), 0 < 𝑥, 𝑦 < 1/2 is a joint density function, find 𝑘. Also find (i) 𝑃(𝑋 < 1/4)
(ii) 𝑃(𝑋 > 3/8 )
4 If the joint PDF of (𝑋, 𝑌) is 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 6𝑒 −2𝑥−3𝑦 , 𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0, find the (i) marginal density function of 𝑋 and
𝑌 (ii) conditional density function of 𝑌 given 𝑋. Also check if 𝑋 and 𝑌 are independent.
5 The joint probability mass function of two random variables 𝑋 & 𝑌 is given by
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𝑝(𝑥, 𝑦) = (2𝑥 + 𝑦), 𝑥 = 0,1,2; 𝑦 = 0,1,2. Find (i) the marginal distribution of 𝑋 & 𝑌 (ii) the conditional
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distribution of 𝑌 given 𝑋 = 0, 1, 2 (iii) the conditional distribution of 𝑋 given 𝑌 = 0, 1, 2
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(𝑥 + 𝑦 2 ), 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1
The joint PDF of a two-dimensional RV (𝑋, 𝑌) is given by 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {5
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
1 3 1 3 1
Find (i) the marginal PDF of 𝑋 and that of 𝑌 (ii) 𝑃 ( ≤ 𝑌 ≤ ) (iii) 𝑃 ( ≤ 𝑋 ≤ / 𝑌 > ).
4 4 2 4 2
𝑌
𝑋
0 1 2
0 1/16 1/8 1/16
1 1/8 1/4 1/8
2 1/16 1/8 1/16
Find (i) the marginal PDF of 𝑋 and 𝑌. (ii) the conditional distribution of 𝑋 given 𝑌 = 0, 1, 2. (iii) the conditional
distribution of 𝑌 given 𝑋 = 0, 1, 2 and (iv) the probability distribution of 𝑋 + 𝑌 (v) 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 1) (vi) 𝑃(𝑌 ≤ 0)
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8 (2𝑥 + 5𝑦), 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1
The joint PDF of (𝑋, 𝑌) is given by 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {5 Find (i) the marginal PDFs
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
1 1 1 3
of 𝑋 and 𝑌 (ii) 𝑃 (𝑋 < ) (iii) 𝑃 (𝑋 < < ) and (iv) 𝑃 (𝑌 ≤ ).
2 𝑌 2 4