Prove the statistical distance between random variables

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Hi fellow members, I would appreciate if you could help with the following problem, it has had me stumped!

Prove the statistical distance between random variables X & Y

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I know that dist(p, q) = max

maxEX |p(E)−q(E)| = p(E1)−q(E1) = q(E2)−p(E2);
dist(p, q) = p(E1) − q(E1) = q(E2) − p(E2).