For two random variables X and Y that follow exponential distributions with rates λ1 and λ2 respectively, calculate E(E(X|Y )) when the correlation between X and Y is ρ = 0.5.

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For two random variables X and Y that follow exponential distributions with rates λ1 and λ2 respectively, calculate E(E(X|Y )) when the correlation between X and Y is ρ = 0.5.

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Given that, two random variables X and Y that follow exponential distributions with rates λ1 and λ2 respectively, and the correlation between X and Y is ρ = 0.5.

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