Remaining life of a memoryless part
A component's lifetime is Exponential with a mean of years. It has already run for years without failing. What is its expected remaining lifetime, in years?
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- Exponential lifetimes are memoryless - a survivor is as good as new.
- The expected remaining life equals the original mean.
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