430概率困难derivationlong
Characterization of Memorylessness and the Residual Life Paradox
题目
Part (a): Let be a continuous, positive random variable satisfying for all . Prove that must be exponentially distributed.
Part (b): A lightbulb's lifetime has CDF for (a mixture of and ). You arrive at a uniformly random time and observe the bulb currently in use. Let be the residual lifetime of that bulb. Show that and compute both values. Explain why memorylessness breaks down and causes this paradox.
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