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Problem1

A DC power supply can have three different input voltages is connected via a switch to one of
four resistive loads; R1, R2, R3 and R4. Where R1= 3 , R2 = 6 , R3 = 12 and R4 = 24 .
The input voltage can take the values 6, 12 and 24 volts with probabilities 0.250, 0.50 and 0.250
respectively.
The switch as shown in the figure closes on any resistor with equal probability.
The switch closings are independent of the input voltage.
Two random variables are defined: X is the current through the power supply, and Y is the input
voltage.
X

R 1

R 2

R 3

R 4

a) Find the joint probability mass function and the marginal probability mass
functions of X and Y.
b) Find the joint distribution function of X and Y and the marginal distribution
functions of X and Y.
c) Find the following probabilities: P{X 1, Y 12}; P{ 0.5 < X 2, 10 < Y 12}.

Problem 2
A circuit contains electrical components resistors, capacitors and inductors. Each component is
one the two types: Low tolerance and high tolerance. The number of each component and type in
the circuit is shown in the table:
Resistors
Capacitors
Inductors
High Tolerance
120
75
15
Low Tolerance
80
25
10
We pick a component in the circuit and we define the following events:
A = {component is a resistor},
B = {component is a capacitor},
C = {component is an inductor},
D = {component is of high tolerance},
E = {component is of low tolerance}.
Find the probabilities of the following events:
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E [
f) B D [
g) (A U B) D

Problem 3
A discrete- time random process Xn is defined as follows. A special die is tossed and outcome k
is observed the process is then given by Xn=k for all n. this special die is composed of six faces
showing a different number. Face1shows 1, Faces 2 and 4 show 2 faces 3 and 5 show 3,
and lastly face 6 shows 5.
a) Sketch some sample paths of the process.
b) Find the pmf of Xn.
c) Find the joint pmf of Xn and Xn+k .
d) Find the mean and autocovariance functions of Xn.

Problem 4
a. Suppose 30 resistors, of which 7 have defects, are sold to an electronic store. If
the store manager inspects 6 of the resistors randomly, what is the probability
that he/she finds at least one defective resistor?
b. Integrated circuits from a certain factory pass a certain quality test with
probability 0.8. the outcomes of all tests are independent of each other. A total
500 circuits are tested every day. What is the probability that more than 400
circuits will pass the quality test?

Problem 5
A packet switch has two input ports and two output ports. At a given time slot a packet arrives at
input port one with probability 2/6, and is equally likely to be destined to output port 1 or 2. Let X
and Y be the number of packets destined for outputs ports 1 and 2, respectively.
a) Find and plot the pmf of X and Y.
b) Find the marginal pmf of X and Y.
c) Find the joint cdf of X and Y
d) Find the marginal cdf of X and Y
a)

Problem 6
The joint cdf for the vector random variable A=(X,Y) is given by

x
(
) ( 1ey ) x 0, y 0
F X ,Y ( x , y )= 1e
0 elsewhere

Find the marginal cdfs.

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