Semester 2 University Abdelhamid Mehri
2025-2026
Continuous Random Variables Constantine 2
Turorial Series No 4
Faculty NTIC - Department Computer Engineering
Exercise 01
1. Show that the function f defined as follow
3 x(2 − x)
in x ∈ [0, 2],
f (x) = 4
0, / [0, 2].
x∈
represents a probability density function (PDF).
2. Calculate the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
3. Calculate E(X), var(X), σ(X) and then deduce E(5X+ 2), var(4X + 8).
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4. Calculate P (X = 2), P (1 ≤ X ≤ 2), P (1 < X < 2), P (X≤ 32 ), P (X > ).
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Exercise 02 Let the following probability density function (PDF)
2
x
in x ∈ [−1, 2],
f (x) = 3
0,
otherwise.
1. Calculate the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
2. Calculate E(X), var(X), σ(X) and then deduce E(4X + 2), var(2X + 5).
3. Calculate P (X = 4), P (0 ≤ X≤ 1), P (X ≤ 0), P (X> 1).
Exercise 03 Let X be a random variable with the following probability density function
k(x − 1)(4 − x) in x ∈ [1, 4],
(
f (x) =
0, otherwise.
1. Find the constant k.
2. Calculate the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
3. Calculate E(X), σ(X) and then deduce E(3X + 6), var(3X+ 6).
4. Calculate P (X = 0), P (2 ≤ X ≤ 3), P (2 < X ≤ 3), P (X ≤ 32 ), P (X > 3).
Exercise 04 Let the function f be defined by
a (1 − xa ) in x ∈ [0, a], a > 0,
(
2
f (x) =
0, otherwise.
1. Show that f is a probability density function (PDF).
2. Calculate the cumulative distribution function
(CDF).
3. Calculate P ( a4 ≤ a2 )
4. Calculate E(X), var(X), σ(X).
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