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(a) If X is a uniform random variable with positive probability on the interval [0, n],...

(a) If X is a uniform random variable with positive probability on the interval [0, n], find the probability density function of eX

(b) If X is a uniform random variable with positive probability on the interval [1, n], find E [1/X].

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