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Transcribed Image Text:5. Determine the expectation of the random variable whose density function is given in problem 2.
6. Determine the variance of the random variable whose density function is given in problem 2.
![2. Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function
f(x)
=
1
π[1 + (x − 1)²]
-
for-co< x < ∞o. Find the cumulative distribution function.](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/ea56b2d3-976b-48ba-b1de-ef5a4d536379/279f8ee9-d938-41a8-a1e1-af84d601d0f6/fqldnzx_thumbnail.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:2. Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function
f(x)
=
1
π[1 + (x − 1)²]
-
for-co< x < ∞o. Find the cumulative distribution function.
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