one-dimensional Brownian motion

Question

Let ($W_t$) denote a standard one-dimensional Brownian motion with $W_0 = 0$, and let $M_t = \max W_s$ denote the running maximum process of $W$. Let $m_t = \min W_s$ denote the minimum of $W$ at time $t$.

Compute the expected range of $W: E(M_t − m_t)$

(Hint: use symmetry).

Answer 1

$$-m_t = -\inf\limits_{0\leq s \leq t}W_s = \sup\limits_{0\leq s \leq t} (-W_s) \sim M_t \sim |W_t|$$ So, $$E(M_t - m_t) = 2E(|W_t|) =\sqrt{\frac{8t}{\pi}}$$