Consider the following three systems: (a) a single component with failure rate one per year, (b) two components in series, each of which has failure rate one every two years, and (c) two components in parallel, each of which has failure rate two per year. Compare the reliability of these three systems assuming an exponential failure law.

Consider the following three systems: (a) a single component with failure rate one per year, (b) two components in series, each of which has failure rate one every two years, and (c) two components in parallel, each of which has failure rate two per year. Compare the reliability of these three systems assuming an exponential failure law.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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