A Reciprocal Expectation

Problem

Discrete random variables X,YX, Y satisfy 2⩽X⩽32 \leqslant X \leqslant 3 and XY=1XY = 1. Find the range of possible values of E(X)E(Y)E(X)E(Y).

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsExtrema, probability, Cauchy-Schwarz, inequality

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