Consider two continuous random variables Y and Z, and a random variable X that is equal to Y with probability p and to Z with probability 1 − p. Find the PDF of X. Your answer will be in terms of the PDF of Y and Z.

Consider two continuous random variables Y and Z, and a random variable X that is equal to Y with probability p and to Z with probability 1 − p. Find the PDF of X. Your answer will be in terms of the PDF of Y and Z.

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