28.4.3.1 - Direct Integration
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What is the formula to find the mean value of a function using direct integration?
💡 Hint: Remember the integral symbol and what it represents.
Define the probability density function (PDF).
💡 Hint: Think about how probabilities are assigned across a range.
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What does the integral of a function F(x) multiplied by its probability distribution represent?
💡 Hint: Consider what you are calculating over the distribution.
True or False: Direct integration is commonly used in engineering applications.
💡 Hint: Think about complexity of functions encountered in practice.
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Calculate the mean value of a function defined by $F(x) = x^2$ where x follows a uniform distribution between -1 and 1.
💡 Hint: Break the integral into parts and remember to apply the bounds of the uniform distribution.
Find the mean of a function involving two variables, F(x, y) = xy, where x and y are independent random variables uniformly distributed over [0, 1].
💡 Hint: Carefully apply the integration in two dimensions by solving the inner integral first.
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