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1 . You are given a fair red die and a fair blue die. You roll each die once, independently of each other. Let $(i,j)$ be the outcome, where $i$ is the result of the red die and $j$ is the result of the blue die. Define the random variables $$ X = |i - j| $$ and $$ Y = \max(i, j). $$ Which of the following is true?
(a)
The random variables $X$ and $Y$ are not independent.
(b)
None of the above.
(c)
The random variables $X$ and $Y$ are independent.