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<exercises xml:id="exercises-Continuous-RVs">
<exercise>
<statement>
<introduction>
<p>
A continuous random variable <m>X</m> taking values in <m>[1, 4]</m> has p.d.f.
<m>f(x) = k(x - \sqrt{x})</m> for some constant <m>k</m>.
What is the value of <m>k</m>?
</p>
</statement>
</introduction>
<task>
<statement>
<p>
What is the value of <m>k</m>?
</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>
<m>k = \frac{6}{17}.</m>
</p>
</answer>
</task>
<task>
<statement>
<p>
Find <m>\Pr(2 \leq X \leq 3).</m>
</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>
<m>\Pr(2 \leq X \leq 3) \approx 0.325</m>
</p>
</answer>
</task>
</exercise>
<exercise>
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to find <m>\Pr\left(1 \leq X \leq \frac{3}{2}\right)</m>.
</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>
<m>\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{x^2}{2} - \frac{1}{x}\right) + \frac{1}{4}</m>. <m>\Pr\left(1 \leq X \leq \frac{3}{2}\right) \approx 0.479.</m>
</p>
</answer>
</exercise>
<exercise>
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<m>f(x)</m>.
</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>
<m>f(x) = x^2 - 2x.</m>
</p>
</answer>
</exercise>
<exercise>
<statement>
<p>
Let <m>T \sim \Exp(3)</m>.
Find <m>\Pr(1 \leq T \leq 3)</m> and <m>\Pr(T \geq 0.5)</m>.
</p>
</statement>
<answer>
<p>
<m>\Pr(1 \leq T \leq 3) \approx 0.050</m>. <m>\Pr(T \geq 0.5) \approx 0.223</m>.
</p>
</answer>
</exercise>
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