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Q#1
Random Variable and Random Process
GATE EC 2025
MSQ
+2 marks
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The random variable
takes values in
with probabilities
and
, where
. Let
denote the entropy of
(in bits), parameterized by
. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?




Explanation:
The entropy of a discrete random variable
is given as,
The entropy function
will thus be:
For maximum entropy,

Thus, at
is near to Maximum.
Alternatively,
Hence, option (b) & (c) are correct.
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