A B7XX plane has two similar computers onboard for flight control functions: One that is operational and the second as an active-standby. The time to failure for each computer follows an exponential distribution with an MTBF of 4000 hours. (a) Find the reliability of the computer system (consisting of both computers) for 800 hours when the switching is perfect and the second computer is instantaneously switched on when the first computer fails. Also, find the MTBF of the computer system.

A B7XX plane has two similar computers onboard for flight control functions: One that is operational and the second as an active-standby. The time to failure for each computer follows an exponential distribution with an MTBF of 4000 hours. (a) Find the reliability of the computer system (consisting of both computers) for 800 hours when the switching is perfect and the second computer is instantaneously switched on when the first computer fails. Also, find the MTBF of the computer system.

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