Suppose that Z₁, Z2, ..., Zn are statistically independentrandom variables. Define Y as the sum of squares of these random variables:nY=)Z (n>2)i=1(a) Express the moment generating function My(t) of the random variable Y in termsof moment generating functions involving the random variables Z, i = 1, ...,.., n.(b) Determine My(t) for the special case that Z₁ ~ N(0, 1).(c) For the above special case, calculate E[Y] by using the moment generatingfunction.

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