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where is a constant k
a) Determine the value of k
b) Construct a probability distribution table
( )
c) Find (i) P X>2
( )
(ii) P X= 4 or X = 6
( )
iii)P X-2 1 <
solution
22 1 k =
1
22
k =
(a)
( ) ( )
kx x 1, 2, 3, 4
P X x k 10 x x 5, 6, 7
0 otherwise
=
= = =
= = =
x
1
22
k =
( )
(ii) P X = 4 or X = 6 =
( )
(i) P X > 2 =
(c)
1 2
1
22 22
=
4 4
22 22
+
19
22
=
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3
22
4
22
5
22
1
22
3
22
2
22
4
22
( )
P X x =
x
( )
(iii) P X-2 1
< =
( )
= P 1 < X < 3
2
=
22
1
11
=
CONCLUSION
X is known as a discrete random
variable if:
( )
P X = 0
i
x >
( )
1
1
k
i
i
P X x
=
= =
( )
0 P X=x 1 s s