Grinstead-Snell-Probability · Problem 9.3.13

Generating Functions

Mathematics · central-limit-theorem-continuous

Problem

Physicists say that particles in a long tube are constantly moving back and forth along the tube, each with a velocity VkV_k (in cm/sec) at any given moment that is normally distributed, with mean μ=0\mu = 0 and variance σ2=1\sigma^2 = 1. Suppose there are 102010^{20} particles in the tube. (a) Find the mean and variance of the average velocity of the particles. (b) What is the probability that the average velocity is ≥10−9\geq 10^{-9} cm/sec?

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