Are X and Y dependent random variables?

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Text problem 4 stating a joint pdf f_XY(a,b) that is zero outside a triangular region and equal to a fixed number gamma inside it, with parts (a) find gamma and (b) test whether X and Y are independent.
Hand-drawn diagram of a triangular region in the a-b plane, with a-axis marked -1 and 1 and b-axis marked 1, the region shaded and labelled f_XY(a,b) = γ.

(a) the agrea of the triangleses is 1, so γ one.

(b) I'm not sure how to prove. i feel like ##X## and ##Y## are dependent because ##E(Y|X=0)=\frac{1}{2}## and ##E(Y|X=1)=0## so ##Y## seems dependent on ##X##. ##f_X=1-x## for ##x>0## ane ##f_X=1+x## for ##x<0## so X seems independent on Y.
 
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