2. Suppose one has n non-degenerate random variables X1, X2,, X, so thatX1+ X2 + · · · + Xn = Lfor some constant L.(Recall that a random variable is non-degenerate if it is not a constant in disguise.)Show that there must be at least one pair of indices i j so that p(X;, X;) < 0.

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2. Suppose one has n non-degenerate random variables X1, X2,, Xn so that X1+ X2 + · · · + Xn = L for some constant L. (Recall that a random variable is non-degenerate if it is not a constant in disguise.) Show that there must be at least one pair of indices i j so that p(X;, X;) < 0.