A Function of Independent Variables Need Not Be Independent of Its Inputs

Let $X$ and $Y$ be independent $\text{Bernoulli}(1/2)$ random variables. Define $W = \max(X, Y)$. (a) Compute the distribution of $W$. (b) Determine whether $X$ and $W$ are independent by checking all four joint probabilities $P(X = x, W = w)$ for $x, w \in \{0, 1\}$.