 Uniform split of a random total (source code)

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= Uniform split of a random total

Let $X\geq0$ have density $g$, let $U$ be independent and uniform on $[0,1]$, and set
$$
Y=XU,\qquad Z=X(1-U).
$$
Then
$$
f_{Y,Z}(y,z)=\frac{g(y+z)}{y+z}\mathbf 1_{\{y,z\geq0\}},
\qquad
f_Y(y)=f_Z(y)=\int_y^\infty\frac{g(t)}t\,dt.
$$

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