Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH101/April 2006/Question 06
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Question 06 |
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Full-Solution Problems. Justify your answers and show all your work. Simplification of answers is not required. X is a random variable with probability density function where . Find the median of X. |
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The median m is defined as that number, which satisfies |
Hint 2 |
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A simple substitution may be helpful to evaluate the integral. |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Probability was not covered this year, hence this is not material for the April 2012 exam. Since f(x) = 0 for x≤ 0 it follows that m > 0. Now we can directly compute m: We use the substitution u = x2, du = 2x dx. Then u(0) = 0 and u(m) = m2. Hence In other words, m satisfies Note that we can rule out the solution since we already noted that m is positive. Hence, the solution is . |