Find the mean and variance of the gamma distribution using integration to obtain E(X) and E(X^2...

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Find the mean and variance of the gamma distribution usingintegration to obtain E(X) and E(X^2 ).

[Hint: Express the integrand in terms of a gamma density.]

[Hint: Use the fact that the integral of a valid pdf must beequal to 1.]

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