What are values of a and b if they are pairwise independent

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The random variables X and Y each take values -1 and 1, and p(X=1)=a, P(Y=1)=b. Suppose Z=XY and that X, Y and Z are pairwise independent. What are the values of a and b? are {X,Y,Z} independent?

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