Let the continuous RV X have a uniform distribution on the interval (−1, 3), and Y have an exponential distribution with parameter λ = 2. (a) Let A = [−10, 2]. Compute P(X ∈ A) and P(Y ∈ A). (b) Let B = [1, ∞). Compute P(X ∈ B) and P(Y ∈ B). (c) Compute P(X ∈ A ∪ B) and P(Y ∈ A ∪ B)

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Let the continuous RV X have a uniform distribution on the interval (−1, 3), and Y
have an exponential distribution with parameter λ = 2.
(a) Let A = [−10, 2]. Compute P(X ∈ A) and P(Y ∈ A).
(b) Let B = [1, ∞). Compute P(X ∈ B) and P(Y ∈ B).
(c) Compute P(X ∈ A ∪ B) and P(Y ∈ A ∪ B)   

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