
33. mðxÞ5
0:10 if 0 , x , 8025
0:15 if 8025 , x , 32550;
0:25 if 32550 , x , 50000
AðxÞ5 TðxÞ
8
<
:
35. f
1
5 2 f
n
5 2 f
n21
for 2 # n
37. f
1
5 1 f
n
5 n f
n21
for 2 # n
39. f
1
5 1 f
n
5 n 1 f
n21
for 2 # n
41. bxc5
IntðxÞ if x . 0orx 2 Z
IntðxÞ2 1ifx , 0
y
x
3 2 1312
2
3
2
3
1
1
y Int
x
also called y trunc
x
y
x
3 2 1312
2
3
2
3
1
y x
43. I(P, m, n) 5 12mn 2 P
45. 1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 42, 132, 429, 1430
47. R(x) 5 x(0 , x)(x # 1) 1 (1 , x)
y
x
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
112
y R(x)
49. b(x) 5 x(0 , x)(x # 1) 1 (2 2 x), (1 , x)(x # 2)
y
x
2 14123
1
y b(x)
top of right column
51.
p
1
1.0
y
0.80.60.40.2
y
0.98p
0.97p 0.01
p
0.3
0.005
y
0.0040.0030.0020.001
0.2
0.1
The probability of a true positive becomes very small as x
approaches 0. Routine screening is not advisable if the
disease is rare. y 5 R(x)
53. a. x
0
5 4;
b.
h 10
23
10
24
10
25
F(h, 3.99) 1.5031 3 10
23
1.437 3 10
24
1.44 3 10
25
F(h, x
0
) 7.1972 3 10
25
7.1997 3 10
27
7.200 3 10
29
A-8 Answers to Selected Exercises