An aircraft engine fails with probability p. Assume that for an aircraft to successfully complete a flight,

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An aircraft engine fails with probability p. Assume that for an aircraft to successfully complete a flight, at least half the engines must operate. Show that for 0 

p  , a four-engine plane is preferred to a two-engine plane and for  p  1, a two-engine plane is preferred to a four-engine plane.

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Production And Operations Analysis

ISBN: 9781478623069

7th Edition

Authors: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen

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