The Joint Density Function for a Pair of Random Variables $X$

question 6

Short Answer

The joint density function for a pair of random variables $X$ and $Y$ is given. $f ( x , y ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } C x ( 1 + y ) , & 0 \leq x \leq 2,0 \leq y \leq 2 \\0 , & \text { otherwise }\end{array} \right.$ Find the value of the constant $C$ .

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