Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Probability and Calculus - 11.1 Continuous Probability Models - 11.1 Exercises - Page 575: 6

Answer

$$f\left( x \right){\text{ }}is{\text{ }}not{\text{ }}a{\text{ }}probability{\text{ }}density{\text{ }}function$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = \frac{{{x^3}}}{{81}};\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {0,3} \right] \cr & {\text{The function f is a probability density function of a random variable X in the interval }} \cr & \left[ {a,b} \right]{\text{ if}} \cr & 1{\text{ condition}}:f\left( x \right) \geqslant 0{\text{ for all }}x{\text{ in the interval }}\left[ {a,b} \right].{\text{ then}} \cr & \frac{{{x^3}}}{{81}} \geqslant 0 \cr & {x^3} \geqslant 0 \cr & x \geqslant 0 \cr & \left[ {0,3} \right]{\text{ is on the interval }}\left[ {0,\infty } \right).{\text{ then }}f\left( x \right) \geqslant 0{\text{ for the interval }}\left[ {0,3} \right] \cr & \cr & 2{\text{ condition}}:\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx = 1.{\text{ then}} \cr & \int_0^3 {\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{{81}}} \right)} dx \cr & {\text{integrating}} \cr & = \left( {\frac{{{x^4}}}{{4\left( {81} \right)}}} \right)_3^3 \cr & = \frac{1}{{324}}\left( {{x^4}} \right)_0^3 \cr & = \frac{1}{{324}}\left( {{{\left( 3 \right)}^4} - {{\left( 0 \right)}^4}} \right) \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & = \frac{{81}}{{324}} \cr & = \frac{1}{4} \cr & \int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx \ne 1 \cr & \cr & {\text{Condition 2 is not satisfied}}{\text{, so }} \cr & f\left( x \right){\text{ }}is{\text{ }}not{\text{ }}a{\text{ }}probability{\text{ }}density{\text{ }}function \cr} $$
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