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The document contains a tutorial for a Mathematics course at BIT Mesra, focusing on various problems related to continuous and discrete random variables, including probability density functions, expected values, and variance calculations. It includes specific questions and their solutions regarding probability distributions, coin tosses, and dice rolls. The tutorial is designed for students to practice and understand concepts in probability and statistics.

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The document contains a tutorial for a Mathematics course at BIT Mesra, focusing on various problems related to continuous and discrete random variables, including probability density functions, expected values, and variance calculations. It includes specific questions and their solutions regarding probability distributions, coin tosses, and dice rolls. The tutorial is designed for students to practice and understand concepts in probability and statistics.

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©Dept.

of Mathematics, BIT Mesra

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MESRA, RANCHI


DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MA24103 Mathematics-II Session: SP 2025
Tutorial - 5 (Module V)

1. A continuous rv has the pdf (


a + bx, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
f (x) =
0, otherwise.

2. A continuous rv has the pdf 


 1 e−x/50 , for x > 0
f (x) = 50
0, for x ≤ 0.

Find the probability (I) P (X ≤ 10000), (II) P (15000 ≤ X ≤ 30000).

3. A continuous rv X has the pdf


(
ax3 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
f (x) =
0, otherwise.

Find a and P (X < 1/4), P (X > 1/2).

4. Let X be a random variable with probability mass function f (x) = k(2x − 1) for x = 1, 2, 3, . . . , 12 for
some constant k. What is the value of k?

5. The random variable X has density function


(
(k + 1)x2 , for 0 < x < 1
f (x) =
0, otherwise

Find the value of constant k.

6. If a rv has the following probability distribution

x 0 1 2 3 4

p(x) c 2c 2c c2 5c2

Find c. Find E(X), var(X), P (X < 5), and P (0 < X ≤ 3).

7. Let X be a random variable with probability function


(x
for x = 1, 2, 5
f (x) = 8
0 otherwise

Find

a) E(X) b) V ar(X)
c) E(5X + 2) d) Var(5X + 2)
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8. Let X be a random variable with density function

θx + 3 θ 32 x2 for 0 < x < √1


f (x) = 2 θ
0 otherwise

where θ > 0. Find E(X) and Var(X).

9. Let X be a random variable with density function


(
(1.4e−2x + 0.9e−3x) for x > 0
f (x) =
0 otherwise

Find E(X).

10. Let X be a random variable with density function



 2x for 0 ≤ x ≤ k
f (x) = k 2
0 otherwise

For what value of k, Var(X) = 8?

11. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads in 5 tosses of a fair coin?

12. On six successive flips of a fair coin, what is the probability of observing exactly 3 heads and 3 tails?

13. Two six-sided dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of

a) getting a sum of 8, b) getting a sum of at least 9,


c) getting a sum of atmost 5.

14. In a family of 4 children, what is the probability that there will be exactly two girls?

15. A random variable X has a Poisson distribution with a mean 3. What is the probability that X is
bounded by 1 and 3?

16. If X is any random variable with mean µ and variance σ 2 , then what are the mean and variance of
X −µ
the random variable Y = ?
σ
17. A Poisson variate satisfies P (X = 1) = 0.5P (X = 2). Find P (X = 4).

18. If X is Poisson variate with mean λ, find E(e−KX ).

Solution:

1. a = 2, b = −2

2. (1 − e−0.2 , e−0.3 − e−0.6 )

3. a = 4, 1/256, 15/16

4. k = 1/144

5.
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6. c = 1/6, 59/36, 1.4529

7. (a)3.75; (b)2.6875
17
8. √
24 θ
9. 9/20

10. 12 because k ≥ 0

11. 5/16

12. 5/16

13. Ans (6, 2), (5, 3), (4, 4), (3, 5), (2, 6), p(A) = 5/36; 5/18; 5/18

14. 3/8

15. 12e3

16. 0, 1

17. λ = 4, 32e−4 /3)


− K)
18. (e−λ(1−e )

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