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Q32Section A (Section A)32 of 35

Probability that a random matrix built from two binomial variables is orthogonal

Let XX and YY be independent Bin(3,13)\mathrm{Bin}\left(3,\frac13\right) random variables. Then the probability that the matrix

P=(X2Y2−1212)P=\begin{pmatrix}\frac X{\sqrt2}&\frac Y{\sqrt2}\\-\frac1{\sqrt2}&\frac1{\sqrt2}\end{pmatrix}

is orthogonal, is

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