Find P(X+Y<1) in a different way

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1. Let the pdf of X,Y be f(x,y) = x^2 + \frac{xy}{3}, 0&lt;x&lt;1, 0&lt;y&lt;2
Find P(X+Y<1) two ways:

a) P(X+Y<1) = P(X<1-Y)
b) Let U = X + Y, V=X, and finding the joint distribution of (U,V), then the marginal distribution of U.

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a) P(X<1-Y) = ?
P(x&lt;1-y) = \int_0^1 \int_0^{1-y} (x^2 + \frac{xy}{3})dx = 7/72
b) I have no idea how to start.
 
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