Let X denote a random variable distributed as an exponential with parameter 2, λ> 0. That is, it'sprobability density function is:f(x) =Prove that for every s> 0 and t> 0,xe-x, if x > 0,0,otherwise.P(X ≥ s+tX ≥ s) = P(X > t)

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Let X denote a random variable distributed as an exponential with parameter 2, λ> 0. That is, it's probability density function is: f(x) = Prove that for every s> 0 and t> 0, xe-x, if x > 0, 0, otherwise. P(X ≥ s+tX ≥ s) = P(X > t)