Finding PDF/CDF of a function g(x) as a continuous random variable

Question

Suppose that $X$ is a continuous random variable with PDF: $$f_X(x)=\begin{cases} 4x^3 & 0<x\le 1\\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases}$$ and let $Y=\frac{1}{X}$. Find $f_Y(y).$

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My approach:

First, find the CDF, $F_X(x)$: $$F_X(x)=\begin{cases} 0, & x\le0\\ x^4, & 0<x\le 1\\ 1 & x>1 \end{cases} $$

Next, find range of $Y$, $Y\in[1,\infty)$,since $x$ can only take on value of $(0, 1]$, therefor, $\frac{1}{x}$ has range of $[1, \infty)$.

With that in mind, attempt to find CDF $F_Y(y)$, but I am stuck here and not sure how to proceed:

$$F_Y(y)=\begin{cases} 0 &y<1\\ ? &1\le y<\infty \end{cases} $$

UPDATE 12/16/2022 I got the limit thanks to the tips from @Ben

$$Y=\frac{1}{X}\\ 0\le x \le 1 \Rightarrow 0\le \frac{1}{y}\le 1 \\ \frac{1}{y}\le 1 \Rightarrow 1\le y \\ 0\le \frac{1}{y} \Rightarrow y\le\frac{1}{0}\Rightarrow y\le\infty \\ \text{therefore, the limit for y is: } 1\le y\le\infty \\ $$

Now to find $f_Y(y)$, I suppose one has to start from CDF $$F_X(x)=\begin{cases} 0, & x\le0\\ x^4, & 0<x\le 1\\ 1 & x>1 \end{cases}\\ \text{ Therefore: }\\ F_Y(y)=\begin{cases} 0, & y\le1\\ \frac{1}{y^4}, & 1\le y\le\infty\\ 1 & y\ge\infty\text{ ?? This doesn't make sense}\\ \end{cases}\\ $$

Answer 1

Since $Y=1/X$ you have:

$$\begin{align} F_Y(y) = \mathbb{P}(Y \leqslant y) &= \mathbb{P}(1/X \leqslant y) \\[6pt] &= \mathbb{P}(X \geqslant 1/y) \\[6pt] &= 1 - \mathbb{P}(X < 1/y) \\[6pt] &= 1 - F_X(1/y) \\[6pt] &= \begin{cases} 0 & & & \text{if } y < 1, \\[6pt] 1-1/y^4 & & & \text{if } y \geqslant 1. \\[6pt] \end{cases} \\[6pt] \end{align}$$

(Note that in the transition to the fourth line I have used the fact that $X$ is a continuous random variable so that $\mathbb{P}(X=1/y)=0$, which means that $\mathbb{P}(X < 1/y) = \mathbb{P}(X \leqslant 1/y)$.) We then get the corresponding density function:

$$f_Y(y) = \frac{4}{y^3} \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \text{for } y \geqslant 1.$$