Argue that if X and Y are nonnegative random variables, then E [max (X, Y)] E

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Argue that if X and Y are nonnegative random variables, then E [max (X, Y)] ≤ E [X] + E [Y ].

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Introduction to Algorithms

ISBN: 978-0262033848

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest

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