Expectations using Indicator Functions

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Consider the following problem. a, b are constants in [0,1] and x is a random variable drawn from a continuous distribution F with support on [0,1]. Let $1_m$ represent the indicator function associated to the event m.

I want to calculate the following:

$E_x [(a-x) 1_{(b<x<a)}]$

Which I believe is of the form:

$\int_b^a (a- x) f(x)$ $dx$

But I do not know if this is true or how to get the solution. Any help is deeply appreciated. Thanks,