Answer:
A - is the best answer...
I'm assuming
is the shape parameter and
is the scale parameter. Then the PDF is

a. The expectation is
![E[X]=\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^\infty xf_X(x)\,\mathrm dx=\frac29\int_0^\infty x^2e^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm dx](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle%5Cint_%7B-%5Cinfty%7D%5E%5Cinfty%20xf_X%28x%29%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx%3D%5Cfrac29%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20x%5E2e%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx)
To compute this integral, recall the definition of the Gamma function,

For this particular integral, first integrate by parts, taking


![E[X]=\displaystyle-xe^{-x^2/9}\bigg|_0^\infty+\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm x](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle-xe%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5Cbigg%7C_0%5E%5Cinfty%2B%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20e%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20x)
![E[X]=\displaystyle\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm dx](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20e%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx)
Substitute
, so that
:
![E[X]=\displaystyle\frac32\int_0^\infty y^{-1/2}e^{-y}\,\mathrm dy](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle%5Cfrac32%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20y%5E%7B-1%2F2%7De%5E%7B-y%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dy)
![\boxed{E[X]=\dfrac32\Gamma\left(\dfrac12\right)=\dfrac{3\sqrt\pi}2\approx2.659}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7BE%5BX%5D%3D%5Cdfrac32%5CGamma%5Cleft%28%5Cdfrac12%5Cright%29%3D%5Cdfrac%7B3%5Csqrt%5Cpi%7D2%5Capprox2.659%7D)
The variance is
![\mathrm{Var}[X]=E[(X-E[X])^2]=E[X^2-2XE[X]+E[X]^2]=E[X^2]-E[X]^2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathrm%7BVar%7D%5BX%5D%3DE%5B%28X-E%5BX%5D%29%5E2%5D%3DE%5BX%5E2-2XE%5BX%5D%2BE%5BX%5D%5E2%5D%3DE%5BX%5E2%5D-E%5BX%5D%5E2)
The second moment is
![E[X^2]=\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^\infty x^2f_X(x)\,\mathrm dx=\frac29\int_0^\infty x^3e^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm dx](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5E2%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle%5Cint_%7B-%5Cinfty%7D%5E%5Cinfty%20x%5E2f_X%28x%29%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx%3D%5Cfrac29%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20x%5E3e%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx)
Integrate by parts, taking


![E[X^2]=\displaystyle-x^2e^{-x^2/9}\bigg|_0^\infty+2\int_0^\infty xe^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm dx](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5E2%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle-x%5E2e%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5Cbigg%7C_0%5E%5Cinfty%2B2%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20xe%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx)
![E[X^2]=\displaystyle2\int_0^\infty xe^{-x^2/9}\,\mathrm dx](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5E2%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle2%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20xe%5E%7B-x%5E2%2F9%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dx)
Substitute
again to get
![E[X^2]=\displaystyle9\int_0^\infty e^{-y}\,\mathrm dy=9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E%5BX%5E2%5D%3D%5Cdisplaystyle9%5Cint_0%5E%5Cinfty%20e%5E%7B-y%7D%5C%2C%5Cmathrm%20dy%3D9)
Then the variance is
![\mathrm{Var}[X]=9-E[X]^2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathrm%7BVar%7D%5BX%5D%3D9-E%5BX%5D%5E2)
![\boxed{\mathrm{Var}[X]=9-\dfrac94\pi\approx1.931}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cboxed%7B%5Cmathrm%7BVar%7D%5BX%5D%3D9-%5Cdfrac94%5Cpi%5Capprox1.931%7D)
b. The probability that
is

which can be handled with the same substitution used in part (a). We get

c. Same procedure as in (b). We have

and

Then

If you want to increase something by 3%, you would ADD 100% to it, so:
3% + 100% = 103%
Then you divide it by 100 to turn it into a decimal, so:
103% / 100 = 1.03
So to increase by 3%, the multiplier would be 1.03
If you wanted to decrease by 3%, you would SUBTRACT 100% from 3%, so:
100% - 3% = 97%
And then you would divide 97% by 100 to turn it into a decimal (multiplier), so:
97% / 100 = 0.97
So to decrease by 3%, the multiplier would be 0.97
Answer:
A=6 and B=4.5
Step-by-step explanation:
You are given table
![\begin{array}{cccccc}x&2&4&[A]&7&9\\y&1&2&3&3.5&[B]\end{array}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccccc%7Dx%262%264%26%5BA%5D%267%269%5C%5Cy%261%262%263%263.5%26%5BB%5D%5Cend%7Barray%7D)
If the paired values are in a proportional relationship, then
![\dfrac{2}{1}=\dfrac{4}{2}=\dfrac{[A]}{3}=\dfrac{7}{3.5}=\dfrac{9}{[B]}.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B2%7D%7B1%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B4%7D%7B2%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B%5BA%5D%7D%7B3%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B7%7D%7B3.5%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B9%7D%7B%5BB%5D%7D.)
Note that

then
![\dfrac{[A]}{3}=2\Rightarrow [A]=6,\\ \\\dfrac{9}{[B]}=2\Rightarrow [B]=\dfrac{9}{2}=4.5.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B%5BA%5D%7D%7B3%7D%3D2%5CRightarrow%20%5BA%5D%3D6%2C%5C%5C%20%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7B9%7D%7B%5BB%5D%7D%3D2%5CRightarrow%20%5BB%5D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B9%7D%7B2%7D%3D4.5.)