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Let X and Y be two jointly continuous random variables with joint probability density function $f_{X,Y}(x, y) = egin{cases} xy, & 0 le x le 2, 0 le y le 1 \ 0, & ext{elsewhere} end{cases}$ (a) Find covariance between X and Y. (b) Are X and Y independent?

          Let X and Y be two jointly continuous random variables with joint probability density function
$f_{X,Y}(x, y) = egin{cases} xy, & 0 le x le 2, 0 le y le 1 \ 0, & 	ext{elsewhere} end{cases}$
(a) Find covariance between X and Y.
(b) Are X and Y independent?

Let X and Y be two jointly continuous random variables with joint probability density function
fX,Y(x, y) = egincases xy, 0 le x le 2, 0 le y le 1 0, extelsewhere endcases
(a) Find covariance between X and Y.
(b) Are X and Y independent?

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Let X and Y be two jointly continuous random variables with joint probability density function f(x, y) = xy, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 0, elsewhere (a) Find the covariance between X and Y. (b) Are X and Y independent?