12.5 x 4... hope this helped!
By definition of covariance,
![\mathrm{Cov}(X,Y)=\mathbb E[(X-\mathbb E[X])(Y-\mathbb E[Y])]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathrm%7BCov%7D%28X%2CY%29%3D%5Cmathbb%20E%5B%28X-%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D%29%28Y-%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%29%5D)
![\mathrm{Cov}(X,Y)=\mathbb E[XY-\mathbb E[X]Y-X\mathbb E[Y]+\mathbb E[X]\mathbb E[Y]]=\mathbb E[XY]-\mathbb E[X]\mathbb E[Y]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathrm%7BCov%7D%28X%2CY%29%3D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BXY-%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5DY-X%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%2B%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%5D%3D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BXY%5D-%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D)
We have
![\mathbb E[(aX-b)(cY-d)]=\mathbb E[acXY-adX-bcY+bd]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathbb%20E%5B%28aX-b%29%28cY-d%29%5D%3D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BacXY-adX-bcY%2Bbd%5D)
![=ac\mathbb E[XY]-ad\mathbb E[X]-bc\mathbb E[Y]+bd](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3Dac%5Cmathbb%20E%5BXY%5D-ad%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D-bc%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%2Bbd)
![\mathbb E[aX-b]=a\mathbb E[X]-b](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathbb%20E%5BaX-b%5D%3Da%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D-b)
![\mathbb E[cY-d]=c\mathbb E[Y]-d](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathbb%20E%5BcY-d%5D%3Dc%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D-d)
![\mathbb E[aX-b]\mathbb E[cY-d]=ac\mathbb E[X]\mathbb E[Y]-ad\mathbb E[X]-bc\mathbb E[Y]+bd](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathbb%20E%5BaX-b%5D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BcY-d%5D%3Dac%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D-ad%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D-bc%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%2Bbd)
Putting everything together, we find the covariance reduces to
![\mathrm{Cov}(aX-b,cY-d)=ac(\mathbb E[XY]-\mathbb E[X]\mathbb E[Y])=ac\mathrm{Cov}(X,Y)](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cmathrm%7BCov%7D%28aX-b%2CcY-d%29%3Dac%28%5Cmathbb%20E%5BXY%5D-%5Cmathbb%20E%5BX%5D%5Cmathbb%20E%5BY%5D%29%3Dac%5Cmathrm%7BCov%7D%28X%2CY%29)
as desired.
Judging by the problem you want me to use substitute method
Since why equals 1/2x-1 you
Do 2(1/2x-1)= x-2
You multiple by 2 cause there’s two on the top for y. So the problem is now 4x-x-2
Combine like terms 3x+2=14
Subtract two on both sides
3x=12
X=4
Go back to the bottom since u know x now do y= 4.1/2-1 solve to get one
Y=1 so your answer is (4,1)
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Answer:</h2>
Option: A is the correct answer.
A. Two students are the same age but have different heights.
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Step-by-step explanation:</h2>
The height of a student could not be a function of the ages of a student because two or more students with the same age may have the different heights .
This means that a value on a x-axis (i.e. age) is mapped to two or more values i.e. corresponding y-value ( i.e. different heights) which violates the definition of function.
Hence, option: A is the correct answer.
