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Two fair dice are rolled. Find the joint probability mass function of Xand Ywhen

(a) Xis the largest value obtained on any die andYis the sum of the values;

(b) Xis the value on the first die and Yis the larger of the two values;

(c) Xis the smallest and Yis the largest value obtained on the dice.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a. Joint probability mass function is P(X=k,Y=l)=236,K<l<2K136,l=2K.

b. Joint probability mass function isk36,136.

c. Joint probability mass function is236,136.

Step by step solution

01

Calculation for join probability mass function (part a)

a.

DefineN1andN2as random variables that represent the numbers rolled on the first and second dice, respectively.

We know that N1and N2are unrelated, and thatlocalid="1649438807914" N1,N2~DUnif(1,.....,6).

localid="1649438811556" X=max(N1,N2)andlocalid="1649438816033" Y=N1+N2are the values here.

As a result,localid="1649438836153" X∈{1,.......,6}andlocalid="1649438842350" Y∈{2,........,12}.

Also, we very surely have that localid="1649438795160" X<Y.

Take any localid="1649438830987" k<l,where localid="1649438847895" kandlocalid="1649438853351" lare from the above-mentioned ranges.

Consider the localid="1649438859116" X=k,localid="1649438864665" Y=loccurrence.

This means that any die's highest value is localid="1649438869853" k,and the sum of both dice islocalid="1649438876355" l.

Note that the only conceivable pairs of localid="1649438881595" (N1,N2)are localid="1649438891363" (k,l-k)andlocalid="1649438886762" (l-k,k)

for localid="1649438907720" l<2k

localid="1649438902743" (k,k)is possible forlocalid="1649438897219" l=2k

As a result, the needed PMF is

P(X=k,Y=l)=236,K<l<2K136,l=2K

02

Joint probability mass function (part b)

b.

Here, X=N1andY=max(N1,N2)are the values.

Both variables are in thelocalid="1649438741184" {1,......,6}range.

P(X=k,Y=l)=P(Y=l∣X=k)P(X=k)

Assume thatlocalid="1649438745541" k=land that localid="1649438749086" X=kis handed to us. In that situation,localid="1649438756528" N2can be any number betweenlocalid="1649438762431" 1,.......,kto get the requisitelocalid="1649438732063" Y=l.

Hence

P(Y=l∣X=k)P(X=k)=k6·16

=k36

Iflocalid="1649438769860" k<land we are given that localid="1649438776197" X=k,N2must be equal tolocalid="1649438782352" lto obtainlocalid="1649438787488" Y=l.

So, in that case

P(Y=l∣X=k)P(X=k)=16·16

=136

03

Calculation for joint probability mass function (part c)

c.

X=min(N1,N2)andlocalid="1649438694059" Y=max(N1,N2)are the values here.

We almost likely havelocalid="1649438699750" X≤Yas well.

So, anylocalid="1649438703970" k≤lwill suffice. Assume thatlocalid="1649438710562" k<l.

In this scenario,localid="1649438688537" N1=k,N2=lorN2=k,N1=lmust be used.

As a result, there are only two options:

Hence

P(X=k,Y=l)=236

If localid="1649438717904" k=l,localid="1649438724319" (N1,N2)=(k,k).

Hence,

P(X=k,Y=l)=136

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