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Transcribed Image Text:A continuous random variable X has density function f(x) = 1.5(1-x²), 0≤x≤ 1.
a) Calculate the standard deviation of X.
0.2437
b) Calculate the standard deviation of Y = -1X +8.
0.5
X
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Step 1: Define the given data
From the information, given that
The pdf of X is,
Also given that from the part(a), the standard deviation of X is 0.2437.
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