DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025-2026 (ODD SEMESTER)
TUTORIAL SHEET
Branch/Semester/Section : ECE /III/B
Course Code & Name : 24BMA301& Probability and Random processes
Name of the Faculty Member(s) : S.Sharmila Banu
Tutorial Number & Date :02&Discrete and Continuous random variable
Unit/Topic : I/
SET I
Answer all the Questions
Knowledge
S.No. Questions Cos
Level
A monthly demand for allwyn watches is known to have the following
probability distribution.
1 K3 Dema 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CO1
nd
P(x) 0.08 0.12 0.19 0.24 0.16 0.10 0.07 0.04
Determine the expected demand for watches. Also compute the variance.
2 K3 A continuous random variable has the pdf of f(x)=kx4 ; -1<x<0.Find the value of CO1
k and also P(X>-1/2 / X< -1/4).
1 −𝑥⁄2
𝑒
3 K3 Let the random variable X have the p.d.f 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 , 𝑥 > 0. Find the CO1
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
moment generating function, mean and variance of X.
SET II
Answer all the Questions
Knowledge
S.No. Questions Cos
Level
1 K3 A discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution. CO1
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X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X=x) a 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
𝐾
2 K3 A continuous random variable X has the density function 𝑓(𝑥) = 1+𝑥2 , CO1
-∞ < 𝑥 < ∞. Find the value of K and the distribution function.
3 K3 If X represets the outcome, when a fair die is tossed, find the moment generating CO1
function of X and find E(X) and Var(X).
SET III
Answer all the Questions
Knowledge
S.No. Questions Cos
Level
IF the random variable X takes the values 1,2,3 and 4 such that
1 K3 P(X=1)=3P(X=2)=P(X=3)=5P(X=4) find the probability distribution and CO1
cumulative distribution function of X.
2 K3 When a die is thrown , X denotes the number that turns up. Find the E(X), E(X2) CO1
and Var (X).
Find the first four moments about the origin for a random variable X having the
3 K3 4𝑥(9−𝑥 2 ) CO1
pdf 𝑓(𝑥) = { 81 ,0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Knowledge Level ( Blooms Taxonomy)
K1 Remember K2 Understand K3 Apply
K4 Analyze K5 Evaluate K6 Create
Signature of the Faculty HoD
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