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Let X, Y, Z be independent discrete random variables with EX]=2 EX² = 20 EY=0 E [Z]=0, EYE [Z3] 16, Var (Y) = Var (Z) = 16. and Var (X) Let AX (Y+Z) and B = XY.

1. Find E [B]

E B =

2. Find Var (B).

Var (B)=

3. Find Var (BX = 2).

Var (BX2)=

4. Find E AB

E [AB] =

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Answers

GPT-4o mini
To calculate the requested values, we will utilize the properties of expectation, variance, and the independence of the random variables \(X\), \(Y\), and \(Z\).

### Given Information:
- \(E[X] = 2\)
- \(E[X^2] = 20\)
- \(E[Y] = 0\)
- \(E[Z] = 0\)
- \(E[Y E[Z^3]] = 16\)
- \(\text{Var}(Y) = 16\)
- \(\text{Var}(Z) = 16\)

### 1. Find \(E[B]\) where \(B = XY\)

Using the independence of \(X\) and \(Y\):

\[
E[B] = E[XY] = E[X]E[Y]
\]

Since \(E[Y] = 0\):

\[
E[B] = E[X] \cdot 0 = 0
\]

Thus,
\[
E[B] = 0
\]

### 2. Find \(\text{Var}(B)\)

Using the formula for variance of the product of independent random variables:

\[
\text{Var}(B) = \text{Var}(XY) = E[X^2]E[Y^2] + (E[X])^2 \text{Var}(Y) + (E[Y])^2 \text{Var}(X)
\]

1. Calculate \(E[Y^2]\) using \(\text{Var}(Y)\):
\[
\text{Var}(Y) = E[Y^2] - (E[Y])^2 = E[Y^2] - 0^2 = E[Y^2]
\]
Thus, \(E[Y^2] = \text{Var}(Y) = 16\).

2. Since \(X\) is not directly provided, we can denote \(\text{Var}(X) = \sigma_X^2\).

Substituting into the variance formula:
\[
\text{Var}(B) = E[X^2] \cdot E[Y^2] + (E[X])^2 \text{Var}(Y)
\]
\[
\text{Var}(B) = 20 \cdot 16 + (2^2) \cdot 16 = 320 + 4 \cdot 16
\]
\[
\text{Var}(B) = 320 + 64 = 384
\]

Thus,
\[
\text{Var}(B) = 384
\]

### 3. Find \(\text{Var}(B | X = 2)\)

Since \(X\) is fixed at \(2\):
\[
B | (X = 2) = 2Y
\]
Then:
\[
\text{Var}(B | X = 2) = \text{Var}(2Y) = 4 \cdot \text{Var}(Y) = 4 \cdot 16 = 64
\]

Thus,
\[
\text{Var}(B | X = 2) = 64
\]

### 4. Find \(E[AB]\) where \(A = X(Y + Z)\)

Calculating \(E[AB]\):
\[
E[AB] = E[X(Y + Z)XY] = E[X^2Y] + E[X^2Z]
\]
Since:
\[
E[X^2Y] = E[X^2]E[Y] = E[X^2] \cdot 0 = 0,
\]
and
\[
E[X^2Z] = E[X^2]E[Z] = E[X^2] \cdot 0 = 0,
\]
Thus:
\[
E[AB] = 0 + 0 = 0
\]

Thus,
\[
E[AB] = 0
\]

### Summary of Results:
1. \(E[B] = 0\)
2. \(\text{Var}(B) = 384\)
3. \(\text{Var}(B | X = 2) = 64\)
4. \(E[AB] = 0\)

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