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GATE 2019 EC – Question 30

Communications · Random Processes · 1 mark · Numerical answer

Let $Z$ be an exponential random variable with mean 1. That is, the cumulative distribution function of $Z$ is given by

$$F_Z(x)=\begin{cases}1-e^{-x}&\text{if }x\ge0\\0&\text{if }x<0\end{cases}$$

Then $\Pr(Z>2\,|\,Z>1)$, rounded off to two decimal places, is equal to ________.

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Correct answer: 0.36 to 0.38

Explanation

The exponential distribution is memoryless, so $\Pr(Z>2|Z>1)=\Pr(Z>1)=e^{-1}=0.37$.