3.(30 Points) Consider random variable Y with the following density function \(f(y) = \frac{2(y+1)}{3}\) \(0 \le y \le 1\) a) Find the probability distribution function of random variable Y. b) Find P(A), where \(A = \{0.25 \le y \le 0.5\}\) c) Find conditional density function of Y with conditioning event A as \(A = \{0.25 \le y \le 0.5\}\) d) Find conditional distribution function of Y with conditioning event A as \(A = \{0.25 \le y \le 0.5\}\) e) Find mean value of random variable Y.
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