7.
Given that $\overline{x}$ is the mean and $\sigma^2$ is the variance of $n$ observations $x_1, x_2, ..., x_n$. Prove that the mean and variance of the observations $ax_1, ax_2, ax_3, ...., ax_n$ are $a\overline{x}$ and $a^2\sigma^2$, respectively, ($a
eq 0$).