Prove Theorem 6.4 for the continuous case. THEOREM 6.4 If X and Y are independent random variables,

Prove Theorem 6.4 for the continuous case.

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THEOREM 6.4 If X and Y are independent random variables, then E(XY) = E(X)E(Y) Proof of Theorem 6.4 We will prove the theorem for the discrete case. The proof for the continuous case is identical, except that integration is substituted for summa- tion. By the definition of expected value, we have E(XY) = EE xyp(x, y) y x But, since X and Y are independent, we can write p(x, y) = P1(x)p2(y). Therefore, E(XY) = E> xyp1(x)p2(y) y x If we sum first with respect to X, then we can treat Y and pP2(y) as constants and apply Theorem 6.2 to factor them out of the sum as follows: E(XY) = E yP2(y)E xP1(x) But, 2 xp1(x) = E(x) and yp2(y) = E(y) y Therefore, E(XY) = E(X)E(Y) %3D