Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 16 - Multiple Integration - 16.5 Applications of Multiple Integrals - Preliminary Questions - Page 890: 3

Answer

The integral: $\mathop \smallint \limits_{x = 0}^1 \mathop \smallint \limits_{y = 0}^1 p\left( {x,y} \right){\rm{d}}y{\rm{d}}x$ represents the probability that both random variables $X$ and $Y$ are between $0$ and $1$. The integral: $\mathop \smallint \limits_{x = 0}^1 \mathop \smallint \limits_{y = 0}^{1 - x} p\left( {x,y} \right){\rm{d}}y{\rm{d}}x$ represents the probability that the sum $X+Y$ is at most $1$.

Work Step by Step

The double integral of $p\left( {x,y} \right)$ over $\left[ {0,1} \right] \times \left[ {0,1} \right]$ is given by $\mathop \smallint \limits_{x = 0}^1 \mathop \smallint \limits_{y = 0}^1 p\left( {x,y} \right){\rm{d}}y{\rm{d}}x$ This integral represents the probability that both random variables $X$ and $Y$ are between $0$ and $1$. Geometrically, it is the volume of the region bounded below by $z=0$ and bounded above by the surface $z = p\left( {x,y} \right)$ over the domain $\left[ {0,1} \right] \times \left[ {0,1} \right]$. Consider the integral of $p\left( {x,y} \right)$ over the triangle bounded by $x=0$, $y=0$, and $x+y=1$, given by $\mathop \smallint \limits_{x = 0}^1 \mathop \smallint \limits_{y = 0}^{1 - x} p\left( {x,y} \right){\rm{d}}y{\rm{d}}x$ This integral represents the probability that the sum $X+Y$ is at most $1$. Geometrically, it is the volume of the region bounded below by $z=0$ and bounded above by the surface $z = p\left( {x,y} \right)$ over the domain $0 \le x \le 1$, $0 \le y \le 1 - x$.
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