Refer back to the series-parallel system configuration introduced in Example 2.35, and s...

Refer back to the series-parallel system configuration introduced in Example 2.35, and suppose that there are only two cells rather than three in each parallel subsystem [in Figure 2.14(a), eliminate cells 3 and 6, and renumber cells 4 and 5 as 3 and 4]. Using P(Ai) = .9, the probability that system lifetime exceeds t0 is easily seen to be .9639. To what value would .9 have to be changed in order to increase the system lifetime reliability from .9639 to .99? [Hint: LetP(Ai) = .9 , express system reliability in terms of p, and then letx = p² .

Reference example 2.35

Each day, Monday through Friday, a batch of components sent by a first supplier arrives at a certain inspection facility. Two days a week, a batch also arrives from a second supplier. Eighty percent of all supplier 1’s batches pass inspection, and 90% of supplier 2’s do likewise. What is the probability that, on a randomly selected day, two batches pass inspection? We will answer this assuming that on days when two batches are tested, whether the first batch passes is independent of whether the second batch does so. Figure 2.13 displays the relevant information.

Reference 2.13

Reference 2.14