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Math 461 Section P1 Quiz 8 Solution

1. The document provides the solutions to two problems from a math quiz: - Problem 1 finds the probability of X being less than Y and the probability of Y being less than X between 1/2 and 2/2. - Problem 2 finds the probability that the first to arrive waits less than 5 minutes and the probability that the man arrives first. 2. For Problem 2, the probabilities are calculated as 1/6 for waiting less than 5 minutes and 1/2 for the man arriving first, using the joint probability density function of the arrival times.

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Math 461 Section P1 Quiz 8 Solution

1. The document provides the solutions to two problems from a math quiz: - Problem 1 finds the probability of X being less than Y and the probability of Y being less than X between 1/2 and 2/2. - Problem 2 finds the probability that the first to arrive waits less than 5 minutes and the probability that the man arrives first. 2. For Problem 2, the probabilities are calculated as 1/6 for waiting less than 5 minutes and 1/2 for the man arriving first, using the joint probability density function of the arrival times.

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Math 461 Section P1

Quiz 8 Solution
April 11, 2013

1. The joint probability density function of X and Y is given by


 
 6 x2 + xy

0 < x < 1, 0 < y < 2,
f (x, y) = 7 2
0 otherwise

(i) (10 points) Find P (X < Y ).


 
1 1
(ii) (15 points) Find P Y < X <
2 2
Solution: These are two parts of Problem 5 in midterm 2. You can find the
solution of midterm 2 in the course page.
2. A man and a woman agree to meet at a certain location about 12:30
P.M. If the man arrives at a time uniformly distributed between 12:15
and 12:45, and if the woman independently arrives at a time uniformly
distributed between 12:00 and 1:00 P.M., find the probability that the
first to arrive waits no longer than 5 minutes. What is the probability
that the man arrives first?
Solution: We assume the man and the woman arrive at 12:X and 12:Y
respectively (1:00 is 12:60). Then the space of X and Y are [15, 45]
and [0, 60] respectively, and fX (x) ≡ 1/(45 − 15) = 1/30, fY (y) ≡
1/(60 − 0) = 1/60. So the joint pdf of X and Y is
1 1 1
f (x, y) = · = , (x, y) ∈ [15, 45] × [0, 60].
30 60 1800
As a result,
Z 45 Z x+5
P (|X − Y | ≤ 5) = f (x, y) dy dx
15 x−5
Z 45
1
= y|x+5 dx
1800 15 x−5
30 × 10
=
1800
1
= ,
6
and
Z 45 Z 60
P (X < Y ) = f (x, y) dy dx
15 x
Z 45
1
= y|60 dx
1800 15 x
Z 45
1
= (60 − x) dx
1800 15
45
60x − x2 /2
=
1800 15
1
= .
2

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