Consider two independent random variables, X and Y, with marginal pdfs fx(x)= 1, 0≤x≤1 0, otherwise and fy (y): = 0≤ y ≤2 0, otherwise. Define a new random variable Z to be the maximum of X and Y: Z = max(X, Y). Give an expression for the pdf of Z.

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Consider two independent random variables, X and Y, with marginal pdfs
[1, 0 ≤x≤1
fx(x) =
and fy (y):
=
10, otherwise
0≤ y ≤2
0, otherwise.
Define a new random variable Z to be the maximum of X and Y: Z = max(X, Y). Give an
expression for the pdf of Z.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider two independent random variables, X and Y, with marginal pdfs [1, 0 ≤x≤1 fx(x) = and fy (y): = 10, otherwise 0≤ y ≤2 0, otherwise. Define a new random variable Z to be the maximum of X and Y: Z = max(X, Y). Give an expression for the pdf of Z.
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