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Let X~Poisson(4) random variable and Y an independent Bin(10,1/2) random variable. (a) Use Markov's inequality to...

Let X~Poisson(4) random variable and Y an independent Bin(10,1/2) random variable.

(a) Use Markov's inequality to find an upper bound for P(X+Y > 15).

(b) Use Chebyshev's inequality to find an upper bound for P(X+Y > 15)

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