Suppose we have three independent random variables X, Y and Z where... Var(X + 2Y) = 13, Var(2Y + 4Z) = 40, and Var(Z) = 2. a) If E(Y) = E(Z) = 1, what is E(Y2+Z2)? b) What is SD(X + Y + Z)?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Author:Swokowski
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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.8: Probability
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Suppose we have three independent random variables X, Y and Z where...

Var(X + 2Y) = 13, Var(2Y + 4Z) = 40, and Var(Z) = 2.

a) If E(Y) = E(Z) = 1, what is E(Y2+Z2)?

b) What is SD(X + Y + Z)?

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