3. A machine has n components, the lifetimes of which are independent. However the whole machine will fail if any component fails. The hazard functions for the components are h1(t),..., hn(t). Show that the hazard function for the machine is h(t).

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3. A machine has n components, the lifetimes of which are independent. However the whole
machine will fail if any component fails. The hazard functions for the components are
n
h1(t),..., hn(t). Show that the hazard function for the machine is
h:(t).
4. Suppose that the lifetime distributions of the components in Exercise 3 are Weibull distributions
with scale parameters p1,..., Pn and a common index (i.e. "shape parameter") y so that the
hazard function for component i is yp:(pit)"-1. Find the lifetime distribution for the machine.
Transcribed Image Text:3. A machine has n components, the lifetimes of which are independent. However the whole machine will fail if any component fails. The hazard functions for the components are n h1(t),..., hn(t). Show that the hazard function for the machine is h:(t). 4. Suppose that the lifetime distributions of the components in Exercise 3 are Weibull distributions with scale parameters p1,..., Pn and a common index (i.e. "shape parameter") y so that the hazard function for component i is yp:(pit)"-1. Find the lifetime distribution for the machine.
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