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Finding the density function for the absolute difference between two random variables

I have two random variables: x1 and x2. Each random variable has the density function: 2*Sqrt[1-x^2]/Pi. Both random variables are semi-circles on the -1 <= x <= 1 interval. The "area" under each random variable equals unity.

When I try to find the density function of Y = Abs[x1 - x2], I get stuck. Does anyone know of any tricks to find the density function for Y? My code is below.

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