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A random variable X has cumulative distribution
function
![F(x):
=
0,
x+1
39
1,
x ≤ −1;
-1 < x < 2;
x > 2.
Find the probability density function of X. What is the name of this distribution?
Solution: 1-1,21/3. Uniform distribution on [1,2].](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/afdd1b11-86dc-46df-9f91-cc7e20db01fb/c90c389f-e559-4c64-a7cd-992642b39d6e/08bzvzs_thumbnail.png)
Transcribed Image Text:F(x):
=
0,
x+1
39
1,
x ≤ −1;
-1 < x < 2;
x > 2.
Find the probability density function of X. What is the name of this distribution?
Solution: 1-1,21/3. Uniform distribution on [1,2].
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