Math Problem Statement

Given the uniform distribution below, find the probability of the shaded region. Give your answer in fraction form.

Solution

To solve this problem, we need to find the probability of the shaded region under the uniform distribution.

Key information:

  • The height of the distribution is 19\frac{1}{9}.
  • The distribution is uniform, so the probability is proportional to the area of the shaded region.

Step-by-step solution:

  1. Identify the length of the shaded region:

    • From the graph, the shaded region lies between x=6x = 6 and x=8x = 8.
    • The length of the shaded region is 86=28 - 6 = 2.
  2. Find the area of the shaded region:

    • The area of a region under the curve in a uniform distribution is given by: Area=length of region×height of distribution\text{Area} = \text{length of region} \times \text{height of distribution}
    • Substituting the values: Area=2×19=29\text{Area} = 2 \times \frac{1}{9} = \frac{2}{9}
  3. Conclusion:

    • The probability of the shaded region is 29\frac{2}{9}.

This is the final answer: 29\frac{2}{9}.

Would you like further details, or have any questions? Here are five related questions that might interest you:

  1. What is a uniform distribution and how is it defined mathematically?
  2. How would the probability change if the shaded region extended from x=4x = 4 to x=9x = 9?
  3. Can the probability ever exceed 1 in a probability distribution?
  4. How is the total area under a probability density function related to probability?
  5. What are the properties of continuous versus discrete uniform distributions?

Tip: The area under a probability density function (PDF) over a given interval represents the probability for that interval, and the total area under the PDF for the entire distribution equals 1.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Probability
Uniform Distribution
Area Under Curve

Formulas

Area of shaded region = length of region × height of distribution
Probability = Area of shaded region

Theorems

Uniform distribution theorem: The area under a uniform probability density function (PDF) represents probability.

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-11