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Q52Section C (Section C)52 of 60

Probability from a density with a flat part and a power tail

The probability density function of a random variable XX is given by

f(x)={14,if ∣x∣≤1, 14x2,otherwise.f(x)=\begin{cases}\frac14, & \text{if }|x|\le1,\ \frac1{4x^2}, & \text{otherwise.}\end{cases}

Then P(−12≤X≤2)=P\left(-\frac12\le X\le2\right)= ___________.

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