Two Problems on Probability I've two questions which I'm not getting where to start with.
$1^{st}$ Question:

Consider two independent random variables $X$ and $Y$ having
  probability density functions uniform in the interval $[−1, 1]$. What
  is The probability that $X^2+Y^2\gt1$ ?

$2^{nd}$ Question:

What is the value of $\lambda$ such that $Pr(X\gt mean\{X\})=\frac{1}{e}$, where pdf of $X$ is $p_X(x)=\lambda e^{-\lambda x},\ x\geq0,\ λ\gt0$ ?

Here I'm not sure whether the $mean\{X\}$ represents expectation $E(X)$ or not.
 A: (1) $$f\left( x,y \right)=\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4},~-1<x<1,~-1<y<1.$$
    then $$P\left( {{X}^{2}}+{{Y}^{2}}>1 \right)=\frac{1}{4}\cdot \left( area \right)=1-\frac{\pi }{4}.$$

(2)
$E(X)=1/\lambda $
$$P\left( X>\frac{1}{\lambda } \right)=\frac{1}{e}\Rightarrow \underset{\frac{1}{\lambda }}{\overset{\infty }{\mathop \int }}\,\lambda {{e}^{-\lambda x}}dx=\frac{1}{e}$$ for every $(0<\lambda<\infty)$.
A: First question: Draw the square in which our joint density function lives. It is easier to find the probability that $X^2+Y^2\le 1$. 
This is the part of the square that lies within the unit circle. The circle has area $\pi$, the square has area $4$, so the probability that $X^2+Y^2\le 1$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$. Thus the desired probability is $1-\frac{\pi}{4}$. 
Second question: Probably by mean they mean $E(X)$. This is $\frac{1}{\lambda}$. The probability that $X\gt t$ is $e^{-\lambda t}$. If $t=\frac{1}{\lambda}$, this is $e^{-1}$. Note that the result is independent of $\lambda$. So trick question, any $\lambda\gt 0$ has the required property. 
