Problem on rolling a dice twice


A die is rolled twice. Let X denote the sum of the two numbers that turn up, and Y the difference of the numbers (specifically, the number on the first roll minus the number on the second). Show that E(XY)=E(X)E(Y). Are X and Y independent?

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