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toothpaste666
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Homework Statement
If the distribution function of a random variable is given by
F(x) = 1- 1/x^2 for x>1
and
F(x) = 0 for x <= 1
find the probabilities that this random variable will take on a value
a) less than 3
b) between 4 and 5
The Attempt at a Solution
since they use the capital F i think that means it is a cumulative probability distribution. So in order to find part a) we need to find the cumulative probability that it takes on a value from 3 to infinity and subtract this from 1
the antiderivative of the function for x>1 is
x + 1/x
we need to evaluate this from x=3 to x = infinity
we have
∞ + 1/∞ - (3 + 1/3)
= ∞ + 0 -3 - 1/3
= ∞ - 3.333
I know this can't be right because of the ∞ but I am not sure what I am doing wrong =[ I would appreciate it if someone can't point me in the right direction