(b) Construct and sketch the cumulative distribution function.

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2.2.6A car panel is spray-painted by a machine, and the technicians are
particularly interested in the thickness of the resulting paint layer.
Suppose that the random variable X measures the thickness of the paint
in millimeters at a randomly chosen point on a randomly chosen car
panel, and that X takes values between 0.125 and 0.5 mm with a
probability density function of
f(x) = A(0.5 - (x -0.25)²)
for 0.125 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 and f(x) = 0 elsewhere.
(a) Find the value of A and sketch the probability density function.
(b) Construct and sketch the cumulative distribution function.
(c) What is the probability that the paint thickness at a particular point is
less than 0.2 mm?
Transcribed Image Text:2.2.6A car panel is spray-painted by a machine, and the technicians are particularly interested in the thickness of the resulting paint layer. Suppose that the random variable X measures the thickness of the paint in millimeters at a randomly chosen point on a randomly chosen car panel, and that X takes values between 0.125 and 0.5 mm with a probability density function of f(x) = A(0.5 - (x -0.25)²) for 0.125 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 and f(x) = 0 elsewhere. (a) Find the value of A and sketch the probability density function. (b) Construct and sketch the cumulative distribution function. (c) What is the probability that the paint thickness at a particular point is less than 0.2 mm?
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