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Transcribed Image Text:Let X denote the reaction time, in seconds, to a certain stimulant and Y denote the
temperature (°F) at which a certain reaction starts to take place. Suppose that two random
variables X and Y have the joint density
(4xy,
f(x,y) =
0 < x< 1; 0 < y<1
0,
elsewhere
a.) P(0 s x s and sYS);
b.) Find P(X < Y).
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