Question 2.45: Calculate the distribution of X + Y when X and Y are indepen......

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Calculate the distribution of X + Y when X and Y are independent Poisson random variables with means $\lambda_{1}{\mathrm{~and~}}\lambda_{2},$ respectively.

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