i) Find the moment generating function of X = -cY. ii) What is the distribution of X?

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c) Suppose that a random variable Y is uniformly distributed on an interval (0,1) and let c> 0 be
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i) Find the moment generating function of X = -cY.
ii) What is the distribution of X?
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Let X and Y be continuous random variables with a joint probability density function (pdf) of the form f(x,y) = (k(x+y), 0≤x≤y≤1 0, elsewhere Find:d) the conditional pdf of Y given X. e) E(Y|X = -1)

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