(1) Since S=min(X,Y) , and X,Y are independent exponential random variables with parameters λx and λy respectively, S is an exponential random variable with parameter λx+λy . Therefore, Pr{S>s}=e−(λx+λy)s .
(2) T=max(S,Z) . Therefore, Pr{T>t}=Pr{max(S,Z)>t}=1−Pr{max(S,Z)≤t}=1−Pr{S≤t,Z≤t} . Since S and Z are independent, Pr{T>t}=1−Pr{S≤t}Pr{Z≤t}=1−(1−e−(λx+λy)t)(1−e−λzt)=e−(λx+λy)t+e−λzt−e−(λx+λy+λz)t .
(3) E[T]=E[max(S,Z)] . Let S=min(X,Y) . Then E[T]=E[max(S,Z)]=∫0∞Pr(max(S,Z)>t)dt=∫0∞(e−(λx+λy)t+e−λzt−e−(λx+λy+λz)t)dt=λx+λy1+λz1−λx+λy+λz1 .
(4) Given λx=λ,λy=3λ,λz=nλ , E[X]=λx1=λ1 . E[T]=λx+λy1+λz1−λx+λy+λz1=4λ1+nλ1−(4+n)λ1 .
We want E[T]<E[X] , so 4λ1+nλ1−(4+n)λ1<λ1 . Multiplying by λ , we get 41+n1−4+n1<1 , which simplifies to n1−4+n1<43 .
Then n(4+n)4+n−n<43 , so n(4+n)4<43 , which gives 16<3n(4+n)=12n+3n2 . Thus, 3n2+12n−16>0 .
n=6−12±144−4(3)(−16)=6−12±144+192=6−12±336=6−12±421=−2±3221 .
Since n is an integer and n>0 , we have n>−2+3221≈−2+32(4.58)≈−2+3.05=1.05 . Thus the smallest integer n is 2.
Substituting n=1 , 3(1)2+12(1)−16=3+12−16=−1<0 . Substituting n=2 , 3(2)2+12(2)−16=12+24−16=20>0 . Therefore the smallest integer n that satisfies the inequality is n=2 .