Exercise · ZW-PROBABILITY-DENSITY-FUNCTION-001 · ★☆☆ Basic
A continuous variable has density \(f(x)=kx\) for \(0\le x\le 2\) and 0 elsewhere. What is \(k\)?
Choose one option.
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- B. \(\tfrac12\)
Explanation
The total area must be 1: \(\int_0^2 kx\,dx=2k=1\), so \(k=\tfrac12\).
Review the concept: Probability density function
The density function \(f\) of a continuous random variable \(X\) is a nonnegative function such that the area under its graph over an interval is the probability \(P\) that \(X\) falls in it.
\[P(a\le X\le b)=\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\]
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