NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
MA 3022 SPRING 2014
WORKSHEET II
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Instructor: Dr. Manocha
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Directions: Complete all questions clearly and neatly. You must show all work to have
credit. Unclear work will not be graded.
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(1)(10 points)
Suppose that A, B, C, are independent random variables, each being uniformly distributed
over (0, 1).
(a) What is the joint cumulative distribution function of A, B, C?
(b) What is the probability that all of the roots of the equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0 are real?
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(2)(10 points)
The joint density function of X and Y is given by
f (x, y) = xe−x(y+1)
x > 0, y > 0
Find the conditional density of X, given Y = y, and that of Y , given X = x.
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(3)(10 points)
If X and Y are independent and identically distributed uniform random variables on (0,1),
compute the joint density of
(a) U = X + Y, V = X/Y ;
(b) U = X, V = X/Y ;
(c) U = X + Y, V = X/(X + Y )
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(4) (10 points)
Repeat the previous problem when X and Y are independent exponential random variable,
each with parameter λ = 1.
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(5) (10 points)
If X, Y and Z are independent random variables having identical density functions f (x) = e−x ,
0 < x < ∞, derive the joint distribution of U = Y + Z, V = X + Z, W = X + Y .
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(6) (10 points)
If X and Y have joint density function
f(x,y)=
find
(a) E[XY ].
(b) E[X]
(c) E[Y ].
1/y,
0,
if 0 < y < 1, 0 < x < y
otherwise
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(7)(10 points)
If E[X] = 1 and Var(X) = 5, find
(a) E[(2 + X)2 ].
(b) Var(4 + 3X).
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(8)(10 points)
The random variables X and Y have a joint density function given by
f(x,y)=
Compute Cov(X, Y ).
2e−2x /x
0
0 ≤ x < ∞, 0 ≤ y ≤ x
otherwise
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(9)(10 points)
Suppose that Xi , i = 1, 2, 3 are independent Poison random variables with respective means
λi , i = 1, 2, 3. Let X = X1 + X2 and Y = X2 + X3 . The random vector X, Y is said to have
a bivariate Poisson distribution.
(a) Find E[X] and E[Y ].
(b) Find Cov(X, Y ).
(c) Find the joint probability mass function P {X = i, Y = j}.
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(10)(10 points)
The joint density function of X and Y is given by
1
f (x, y) = e(−y+x/y) ,
y
Find E[X], E[Y ], and show that Cov(X, Y ) = 1.
x > 0, y > 0