An electronic system has four components labeled as 1, 2, 3, and 4. The system has to be used during a given time period. The probability that component i will fail during that time period is fi for i = 1, . . . , 4. Failures of the components are physically independent of each other. A system failure occurs if component 1 fails or if at least two of the other components fail. Specify an appropriate sample space and determine the probability of a system failure.

An electronic system has four components labeled as 1, 2, 3, and 4. The system has to be used during a given time period. The probability that component i will fail during that time period is fi for i = 1, . . . , 4. Failures of the components are physically independent of each other. A system failure occurs if component 1 fails or if at least two of the other components fail. Specify an appropriate sample space and determine the probability of a system failure.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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