Choose a point uniformly at random in the unit square (square of side length one). Let D be the distance of the point chosen to the nearest edge of the square. (a) Compute P{D > 0.2). (b) Let fp denote the probability density function of D. Evaluate fp(0.31). (c) Calculate E[D].

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Problem #1: Choose a point uniformly at random in the unit square (square of side length one). Let D be the distance of the
point chosen to the nearest edge of the square.
(a) Compute P{D > 0.2}.
(b) Let fp denote the probability density function of D. Evaluate fp(0.31).
(c) Calculate E[D].
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #1: Choose a point uniformly at random in the unit square (square of side length one). Let D be the distance of the point chosen to the nearest edge of the square. (a) Compute P{D > 0.2}. (b) Let fp denote the probability density function of D. Evaluate fp(0.31). (c) Calculate E[D].
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