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411.Correlation Through a Shared Term

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correlationCh. 5 — Multivariate Distributions and Moments444+ Problems in Probability
Let XX, YY, ZZ be uncorrelated random variables with variances 6464, 3636, and 225225. Let U=X+YU = X + Y and V=X+ZV = X + Z. Find Corr(U,V)\mathrm{Corr}(U, V).

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