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Let <math>\lambda = \frac{1}{\mu}</math>, then <math>E(X)=E(Y)=\frac{1}{\lambda}</math>.  
 
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\phi_{X}=E[e^{itX}]=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{itx}\lambda e^{-\lambda x) dx \\
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ECE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

Communication, Networking, Signal and Image Processing (CS)

Question 1: Probability and Random Processes

August 2015


Solution

Let $ \lambda = \frac{1}{\mu} $, then $ E(X)=E(Y)=\frac{1}{\lambda} $.

$ \phi_{X+Y}=E[e^{it(X+Y)}]=\int_{X}\int_{Y}e^{it(X+Y)}p(x,y)dxdy $

As X and Y are independent

$ \phi_{X+Y}=\int_{X}\int_{Y}e^{it(x+y)}p(x)p(y)dxdy = \int_{X}e^{itx}p(x)dx\int_{Y}e^{ity}p(y)dy=\phi_{X}\phi_{Y} $

$ \phi_{X}=E[e^{itX}]=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{itx}\lambda e^{-\lambda x) dx \\ = \lambda \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-(\lambda -iu)x) dx = -\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-iu}e^{-(\lambda-iu)x}\|_0^\infty\\ =frac{\lambda}{\lambda-iu} $


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