Compute EX and Var X for each of the following probability distributions. (a) fx(x) =xa-1,0 < x
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(a) fx(x) =αxa-1,0 < x < l, a>0
(b) fx(x) = 1/n, 2,..., n, n > 0 an integer
(c) fx(x) = 3/2 (x - l)2, 0 < x < 2
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