Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability distribution: X = X₁: 2 -1 0 1 P(X = X;) 1-a 1+2a 1-2a I+ 1+a

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Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability
distribution:
X = X₁:
2
-1
0
1
P(X = X;) 1-a 1+2a 1-2a
I+
1+a
Transcribed Image Text:Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability distribution: X = X₁: 2 -1 0 1 P(X = X;) 1-a 1+2a 1-2a I+ 1+a
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