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A random point $(X,Y)$ is distributed uniformly on the square with vertices $(1,1)$, $(1,-1)$, $(-1,1)$, and $(-1,-1)$. That is, the joint pdf is $f(x,y)=frac{1}{4}$ on the square. Determine the probability of $P(|X+Y|<2)$.
My attempt:
$$int_{-1}^1int_{-1}^{2-x} frac{1}{4},dy,dx$$
Did I set up the double integral right?
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A random point $(X,Y)$ is distributed uniformly on the square with vertices $(1,1)$, $(1,-1)$, $(-1,1)$, and $(-1,-1)$. That is, the joint pdf is $f(x,y)=frac{1}{4}$ on the square. Determine the probability of $P(|X+Y|<2)$.
My attempt:
$$int_{-1}^1int_{-1}^{2-x} frac{1}{4},dy,dx$$
Did I set up the double integral right?
statistics statistical-inference
Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
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$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
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Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
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A random point $(X,Y)$ is distributed uniformly on the square with vertices $(1,1)$, $(1,-1)$, $(-1,1)$, and $(-1,-1)$. That is, the joint pdf is $f(x,y)=frac{1}{4}$ on the square. Determine the probability of $P(|X+Y|<2)$.
My attempt:
$$int_{-1}^1int_{-1}^{2-x} frac{1}{4},dy,dx$$
Did I set up the double integral right?
statistics statistical-inference
A random point $(X,Y)$ is distributed uniformly on the square with vertices $(1,1)$, $(1,-1)$, $(-1,1)$, and $(-1,-1)$. That is, the joint pdf is $f(x,y)=frac{1}{4}$ on the square. Determine the probability of $P(|X+Y|<2)$.
My attempt:
$$int_{-1}^1int_{-1}^{2-x} frac{1}{4},dy,dx$$
Did I set up the double integral right?
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Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
1
$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
1
Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
add a comment |
Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
1
$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
1
Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
1
1
$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
1
1
Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
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Comment: @herbsteinberg is correct that the problem as stated
is pointless, because the answer is obviously $1.$ The integral would be
$int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac 1 4, dy,dx.$
The plot below shows the region of the square corresponding to $P(|X+Y|<1).$
Because the joint distribution of $(X,Y)$ on the square is uniform it
seems clear that $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4.$
If you want to use integral calculus, it is probably best to break
the integral into two parts, perhaps to the left and right of the vertical green
line.
Note: I used simulation (in R statistical software) as an easy way to make the plot. But the same simulation also provides
a way to approximate the result $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4,$ correct to two places.
[A larger number of points, such as m = 10^6
, would give a much closer
approximation, but an ugly plot.]
set.seed(1112); m = 50000
x = runif(m, -1,1); y = runif(m, -1,1)
plot(x,y, pch=".")
cond = (abs(x+y)<1)
points(x[cond],y[cond], pch=".", col="blue")
abline(h=0, col="green2", lwd=2); abline(v=0, col="green2", lwd=2)
mean(cond)
[1] 0.7519 # aprx P(|X + Y| < 1) = 3/4
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Note thet:
$$P(|X+Y|<2)=P(-2<X+Y<2)=P(Y>-X-2 text{or} Y<-X+2)=\
P(Y>-X-2ge -1 text{or} Y<-X+2le 1)=int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac14dydx=1.$$
See the graph:
If the question is to find $P(|X+Y|<1)$, then:
$$P(|X+Y|<1)=P(-1<X+Y<1)=P(-X-1<Y text{or} Y<-X+1)=\
int_{-1}^0 int_{-x-1}^1 frac14dydx+int_0^1 int_{-1}^{-x+1}dydx=frac38+frac38=frac34.$$
See the graph:
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Comment: @herbsteinberg is correct that the problem as stated
is pointless, because the answer is obviously $1.$ The integral would be
$int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac 1 4, dy,dx.$
The plot below shows the region of the square corresponding to $P(|X+Y|<1).$
Because the joint distribution of $(X,Y)$ on the square is uniform it
seems clear that $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4.$
If you want to use integral calculus, it is probably best to break
the integral into two parts, perhaps to the left and right of the vertical green
line.
Note: I used simulation (in R statistical software) as an easy way to make the plot. But the same simulation also provides
a way to approximate the result $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4,$ correct to two places.
[A larger number of points, such as m = 10^6
, would give a much closer
approximation, but an ugly plot.]
set.seed(1112); m = 50000
x = runif(m, -1,1); y = runif(m, -1,1)
plot(x,y, pch=".")
cond = (abs(x+y)<1)
points(x[cond],y[cond], pch=".", col="blue")
abline(h=0, col="green2", lwd=2); abline(v=0, col="green2", lwd=2)
mean(cond)
[1] 0.7519 # aprx P(|X + Y| < 1) = 3/4
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Comment: @herbsteinberg is correct that the problem as stated
is pointless, because the answer is obviously $1.$ The integral would be
$int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac 1 4, dy,dx.$
The plot below shows the region of the square corresponding to $P(|X+Y|<1).$
Because the joint distribution of $(X,Y)$ on the square is uniform it
seems clear that $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4.$
If you want to use integral calculus, it is probably best to break
the integral into two parts, perhaps to the left and right of the vertical green
line.
Note: I used simulation (in R statistical software) as an easy way to make the plot. But the same simulation also provides
a way to approximate the result $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4,$ correct to two places.
[A larger number of points, such as m = 10^6
, would give a much closer
approximation, but an ugly plot.]
set.seed(1112); m = 50000
x = runif(m, -1,1); y = runif(m, -1,1)
plot(x,y, pch=".")
cond = (abs(x+y)<1)
points(x[cond],y[cond], pch=".", col="blue")
abline(h=0, col="green2", lwd=2); abline(v=0, col="green2", lwd=2)
mean(cond)
[1] 0.7519 # aprx P(|X + Y| < 1) = 3/4
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Comment: @herbsteinberg is correct that the problem as stated
is pointless, because the answer is obviously $1.$ The integral would be
$int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac 1 4, dy,dx.$
The plot below shows the region of the square corresponding to $P(|X+Y|<1).$
Because the joint distribution of $(X,Y)$ on the square is uniform it
seems clear that $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4.$
If you want to use integral calculus, it is probably best to break
the integral into two parts, perhaps to the left and right of the vertical green
line.
Note: I used simulation (in R statistical software) as an easy way to make the plot. But the same simulation also provides
a way to approximate the result $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4,$ correct to two places.
[A larger number of points, such as m = 10^6
, would give a much closer
approximation, but an ugly plot.]
set.seed(1112); m = 50000
x = runif(m, -1,1); y = runif(m, -1,1)
plot(x,y, pch=".")
cond = (abs(x+y)<1)
points(x[cond],y[cond], pch=".", col="blue")
abline(h=0, col="green2", lwd=2); abline(v=0, col="green2", lwd=2)
mean(cond)
[1] 0.7519 # aprx P(|X + Y| < 1) = 3/4
Comment: @herbsteinberg is correct that the problem as stated
is pointless, because the answer is obviously $1.$ The integral would be
$int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac 1 4, dy,dx.$
The plot below shows the region of the square corresponding to $P(|X+Y|<1).$
Because the joint distribution of $(X,Y)$ on the square is uniform it
seems clear that $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4.$
If you want to use integral calculus, it is probably best to break
the integral into two parts, perhaps to the left and right of the vertical green
line.
Note: I used simulation (in R statistical software) as an easy way to make the plot. But the same simulation also provides
a way to approximate the result $P(|X+Y|<1) = 3/4,$ correct to two places.
[A larger number of points, such as m = 10^6
, would give a much closer
approximation, but an ugly plot.]
set.seed(1112); m = 50000
x = runif(m, -1,1); y = runif(m, -1,1)
plot(x,y, pch=".")
cond = (abs(x+y)<1)
points(x[cond],y[cond], pch=".", col="blue")
abline(h=0, col="green2", lwd=2); abline(v=0, col="green2", lwd=2)
mean(cond)
[1] 0.7519 # aprx P(|X + Y| < 1) = 3/4
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Note thet:
$$P(|X+Y|<2)=P(-2<X+Y<2)=P(Y>-X-2 text{or} Y<-X+2)=\
P(Y>-X-2ge -1 text{or} Y<-X+2le 1)=int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac14dydx=1.$$
See the graph:
If the question is to find $P(|X+Y|<1)$, then:
$$P(|X+Y|<1)=P(-1<X+Y<1)=P(-X-1<Y text{or} Y<-X+1)=\
int_{-1}^0 int_{-x-1}^1 frac14dydx+int_0^1 int_{-1}^{-x+1}dydx=frac38+frac38=frac34.$$
See the graph:
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Note thet:
$$P(|X+Y|<2)=P(-2<X+Y<2)=P(Y>-X-2 text{or} Y<-X+2)=\
P(Y>-X-2ge -1 text{or} Y<-X+2le 1)=int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac14dydx=1.$$
See the graph:
If the question is to find $P(|X+Y|<1)$, then:
$$P(|X+Y|<1)=P(-1<X+Y<1)=P(-X-1<Y text{or} Y<-X+1)=\
int_{-1}^0 int_{-x-1}^1 frac14dydx+int_0^1 int_{-1}^{-x+1}dydx=frac38+frac38=frac34.$$
See the graph:
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Note thet:
$$P(|X+Y|<2)=P(-2<X+Y<2)=P(Y>-X-2 text{or} Y<-X+2)=\
P(Y>-X-2ge -1 text{or} Y<-X+2le 1)=int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac14dydx=1.$$
See the graph:
If the question is to find $P(|X+Y|<1)$, then:
$$P(|X+Y|<1)=P(-1<X+Y<1)=P(-X-1<Y text{or} Y<-X+1)=\
int_{-1}^0 int_{-x-1}^1 frac14dydx+int_0^1 int_{-1}^{-x+1}dydx=frac38+frac38=frac34.$$
See the graph:
Note thet:
$$P(|X+Y|<2)=P(-2<X+Y<2)=P(Y>-X-2 text{or} Y<-X+2)=\
P(Y>-X-2ge -1 text{or} Y<-X+2le 1)=int_{-1}^1 int_{-1}^1 frac14dydx=1.$$
See the graph:
If the question is to find $P(|X+Y|<1)$, then:
$$P(|X+Y|<1)=P(-1<X+Y<1)=P(-X-1<Y text{or} Y<-X+1)=\
int_{-1}^0 int_{-x-1}^1 frac14dydx+int_0^1 int_{-1}^{-x+1}dydx=frac38+frac38=frac34.$$
See the graph:
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Instead of setting up an integral, it may be easier to find the area of the region ${(x,y) : |x+y| < 2}$ that lies inside the square, and divide by $4$.
– angryavian
yesterday
@angryavian, yeah! But I want to use double integral in solving it. How do I do that?
– Lady
yesterday
@herbsteinberg, I did that. But doesn't the above fall within the square? Hence the limit of the integral.
– Lady
yesterday
1
$|X+Y|$ is at most 2!, so the probability =1!.
– herb steinberg
yesterday
1
Are you sure that you have stated the problem correctly? As is, it seems pointless. It would make more sense if the question involved $|X+Y|lt 1$.
– herb steinberg
yesterday