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A company has two electric generators. The time until failure for each generator follows an exponential distribution with mean 10. The company will begin using the second generator immediately after the first one fails. Calculate the variance of the total time that the generators produce electricity. (Hint: The original question is multiple choice with answers 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200, so you should get one of these numbers.]

A company has two electric generators. The time until failure for each generator follows an exponential distribution with mean 10. The company will begin using the second generator immediately after the first one fails. Calculate the variance of the total time that the generators produce electricity. (Hint: The original question is multiple choice with answers 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200, so you should get one of these numbers.]

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN:9780134753119
Author:Sheldon Ross
Publisher:Sheldon Ross
Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis
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A company has two electric generators. The time until failure for each generator follows an exponential distribution with mean 10. The company will begin using the second generator immediately after the first one fails. Calculate the variance of the total time that the generators produce electricity. (Hint: The original question is multiple choice with answers 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200, so you should get one of these numbers.]
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