IELM3250 HW4_Solution

HW6 Solution Not due

1. Let T be the time you spend in the system; let Si be the service time of the I
person in queue; let R be the remaining service time of the person in service;
Let S be your service time. Then,
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E[T] =E[R+S1+S2+S3+S4+S]=E[R]+  E[S ]  E[S ]  
i 1
i

Where we have used the lack of memory property to conclude that R is

also exponential with rate 

2. (a) 0 (b) 1/27 (c) ¼

3. e-1 by lack of memory

1 3
i 1 4
4. (a)  * 
1   2   3 i 1  1   2   3  i 1   2   3
1 5
(b) +(a)=
1   2   3 1   2   3

5. e-1/10, e-1/4 , e-1/2 , e-1

6. e-3s+3se-3s 1.25e-0.25=0.974, 1.5e-0.5=0.910, 2e-1=0.736, 2.5e-1.5=0.558

7.
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(a) E[S4]=

2
(b) E[S4|N(1)=2]=1+[time for 2 more events]=1+

(c) E[N(4)-N(2)|N(1)=3] = E[N(4)-N(2)]=2 