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JEE Main 20209 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
9 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2020 · 9 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Probability

A random variable X has the following probability distribution:...

A random variable XX has the following probability distribution:
X:12345\begin{array}{ll}X: 1 2 3 4 5\end{array}P\left(X\right): {k22kk2k5k2\begin{cases}{k}^{2} & 2k k 2k 5{k}^{2}\end{cases}<br/>Then,<br />Then,P\left(X > 2\right)$ is equal to:

Options

  1. A712\dfrac{7}{12}
  2. B136\dfrac{1}{36}
  3. C16\dfrac{1}{6}
  4. D2336\dfrac{23}{36}

Correct answer

D. 2336\dfrac{23}{36}

Step-by-step solution

W e know ∑Pi=1⇒6k2+5k=1∑ {P}_{i} = 1 ⇒ 6{k}^{2} + 5k = 1

6k2+5k−1=06{k}^{2} + 5k - 1 = 0

6k2+6k−k−1=06{k}^{2} + 6k - k - 1 = 0

\left(6k - 1\right)\left(k + 1\right) = 0 ⇒ k = - 1(rejected);(rejected) ;k = \dfrac{1}{6}</p><p></p><p>P\left(X > 2\right) = k + 2k + 5{k}^{2}</p><p></p><p>= \dfrac{1}{6} + \dfrac{2}{6} + \dfrac{5}{36} = \dfrac{6 + 12 + 5}{36} = \dfrac{23}{36}

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