• For random variables X and Y and scalar constants a and b, we have E[aX + bY] = aE[X] + bE[Y], || • the random variable 1, which is a degenerate random variable and is a constant, has expectation E[1] = 1.

• For random variables X and Y and scalar constants a and b, we have E[aX + bY] = aE[X] + bE[Y], || • the random variable 1, which is a degenerate random variable and is a constant, has expectation E[1] = 1.

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Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section10.8: Probability

Problem 32E

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