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Suppose that X follows an exponential distribution ?(?) = {?? -?? 0,, ? ? > ≤...

Suppose that X follows an exponential distribution
?(?) = {??

-?? 0,, ? ? > ≤ 0 0

And let’s assume random variable ? = 2? + 4 find the expected value of Y. (?[?])

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Given that, X follows an exponential distribution with parameter ?.

The probability density function of X is given by,

The expected value of X would be as follows :

Integrating by parts we get,

We have, Y = 2X + 4

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