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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help with the following stat question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@remainder??????????????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let X have mass function\[ f_{x}(x)=(a/)x^{2} ;x=1,2,..... \] and Y have mass function \[ f_{y}(y) =(b/y^{2} ) y =\pm1,\pm2\] find a and b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(2)find E(X) and E(Y)

OpenStudy (zarkon):

is the first one \( a/x^2\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (zarkon):

use \[\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it will be \[ a \sum_{1}^{\infty }1/x^{2} =1\] \[a (pi/6)=1\] then a =6/pi

OpenStudy (zarkon):

\[a=\frac{6}{\pi^2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops i've forgot squared

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then for that one of finding b .how do we do it.

OpenStudy (zarkon):

you are really just doing the sum twice so \[\sum_{k=-1}^{-\infty}\frac{1}{k^2}+\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}+\frac{\pi^2}{6}=\frac{\pi^2}{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then b=3/pi^2

OpenStudy (zarkon):

yes

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