Simulation of an "oblique" variable

Suppose an "oblique" variable with pdf

with 0 ≤ X ≤ 1 and, below, a ≤ x ≤ b.   In the graph, it is: a = 9, b = 11; and p = 0,4, q = 0,6.   [Notice that the probability (unit) integral is obviously (b − a) (p + q) ⁄ 2 = 1.]  By integration, it is:

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