a) Suppose that X is a random variable with E[X] = 2 and Var(X) = 4. Compute E[(2X - 3)^2]. b) Suppose that Y is a random variable with finite variance. Show that for any a, b ∈ R, Var(aY + b) = a^2Var(Y).
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