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Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

CS Core 2: Probability and Statistics


Problem Set 5

November 5, 2024

1. The joint pdf of X and Y is given as



k(1 − x − y), x > 0, y > 0, x + y < 1,
fX,Y (x, y) =
0, otherwise.

Find the E(X|Y = 1/2) and E(Y |X = 1/2).

2. A two dimensional discrete random vector (X, Y ) having p.m.f. as



c(3x + 4y), x = 0, 1, 2, 3, y = 1, 2, 3, 4,
fX,Y (x, y) = P (X = x, Y = y) =
0, otherwise.

Find the E(X|Y = 1) and E(Y |X = 0).

3. The joint p.d.f. of X and Y is given as



 6−x−y , 0 < x < 2, 2 < y < 4,
8
fX,Y (x, y) =
0, otherwise.

Find the E(X|Y = 3) and E(Y |X = 1).

4. Let X and Y be two independent U (0, 1) random variables. Then find the distributions of
(a) XY ,
X
(b) .
Y
5. Let X be Poisson P o(2) and Y be Bin(10, 3/4) random variables. If X and Y are independent,
then find the value of P (XY = 0).

6. The p.m.f. of a two dimension discrete random vector (X, Y ) is given as

Y/X -1 0 1
-2 1/6 1/12 1/6
1 1/6 1/12 1/6
2 1/12 0 1/12
Find the joint distribution of |X| and Y 2 .

7. Let X and Y be independent and identically distributed uniform random variable over the
interval (0, 1) and let S = X + Y . Find the probability that the quadratic equation 9x2 +
9Sx + 1 = 0 has no real root.

8. Let the random variables X and Y have joint p.d.f.



ce−(x+y) , y > x > 0,
fX,Y (x, y) =
0, otherwise.

(a) Find the value of c.


(b) Find the value of E(Y |X = 2).

9. Let X1 and X2 be iid exponential random variables with parameter λ. Find the conditional
distribution of X1 given that X1 + X2 = 1.

10. Let X1 , X2 , X3 , X4 , X5 be independent random variables such that X1 ∼ N (200, 8), X2 ∼


N (104, 8), X3 ∼ N (108, 15), X4 ∼ N (120, 15) and X5 ∼ N (210, 15). Let U = X1 +X2
2
and
X3 +X4 +X5
V = 3 . Then find the value of P (U > V ).

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