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<strong>2.16</strong> <strong>Bivariate</strong> RV’s<br />

Example: Suppose that<br />

f(x, y) =<br />

⎧<br />

⎨<br />

⎩<br />

4xy if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1<br />

0 otherwise<br />

Find the prob (volume) of the region 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 − x 2 .<br />

V =<br />

=<br />

∫ 1<br />

0<br />

∫ 1<br />

0<br />

= 1/3.<br />

∫ 1−x<br />

2<br />

0<br />

∫ √ 1−y<br />

Moral: Be careful with limits!<br />

0<br />

4xy dy dx<br />

4xy dx dy<br />

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