The inside diameter of a cylindrical tube is a random variable with a mean of 3 inches and a standard devia-tion of 0.02 inch, the thickness of the tube is a random variable with a mean of 0.3 inch and a standard deviation of 0.005 inch, and the two random variables are indepen-dent. Find the mean and the standard deviation of the outside diameter of the tube.

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Section13.3: Special Probability Density Functions
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The inside diameter of a cylindrical tube is a random
variable with a mean of 3 inches and a standard devia-
tion of 0.02 inch, the thickness of the tube is a random
variable with a mean of 0.3 inch and a standard deviation
of 0.005 inch, and the two random variables are indepen-
dent. Find the mean and the standard deviation of the
outside diameter of the tube.
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