Consider any two random variables X, Y of any distirbution and not necesarily independent. Given that P(X=a)=p1, P(max(X, Y) =a) =p2, and P(min(X, Y) =a) =p3.
Find P(Y=a) in terms of p1, p2 and p3.
Hint: Use the first Bayes theorem. Choose a suitable event-complement pair to partition the probability space by comparing X and Y .
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