37. A machine works for an exponentially distributed time with rate and then fails. A repair...

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37. A machine works for an exponentially distributed time with rate μ and then fails. A repair crew checks the machine at times distributed according to a Poisson process with rate λ; if the machine is found to have failed then it is immediately replaced.

Find the expected time between replacements of machines.

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