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A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x = 0 and x = 4 has a density function given by f(x) = cx, where c is a constant. Find : (a) Expected value of X; (b) Variance of X Give your answers in pure numerical values (i.e., not in terms of c).

A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x = 0 and x = 4 has a density function given by f(x) = cx, where c is a constant. Find : (a) Expected value of X; (b) Variance of X Give your answers in pure numerical values (i.e., not in terms of c).

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A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x = 0 and x = 4 has a density function given by f(x) = cx, where c is a constant. Find : (a) Expected value of X; (b) Variance of X Give your answers in pure numerical values (i.e., not in terms of c).
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