Var [X + Y ] = Var [X] + 2Cov (X,Y ) + Var [Y]
Just use the definition to prove it,
Var(X)=E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2
Var(Y)=E(Y^2)-[E(Y)]^2
Cov(X,Y)=E(XY)-E(X)E(Y)
therefore
]=e[(x+y)^2]-[e(x+y)]^2=e(x^2+2xy+y^2)-[e(x)+e(y)}^2
={e(x^2)-[e(x)]^2}+{e(y^2)-[e(y)]^2}+ 2[e(xy)-e(x)e(y)]
=Var(X)+2Cov (X,Y ) + Var (Y)
2
X and y are independent of each other, so E(XY)=E(X)E(Y)
So Cov(X, Y)=E(XY)-E(X)E(Y)=0.
Var [X -Y]=Var(X)+2Cov (X,-Y) + Var (-Y)=Var(X)-2Cov (X,Y) + Var (Y)=Var(X)+ Var (Y)
Var [X + Y ] = Var [X] + 2Cov (X,Y ) + Var [Y]=Var(X)+ Var (Y)
So Var [X+Y] = Var [X-Y]
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