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Computer Engineering(CE)

Question 1: Algorithms

August 2015

Solution 3

For this problem, it is very useful to note that for any independent random variables $$ X $$ and $$ Y $$ and their characteristic functions $\phi_X(\omega),\,\phi_Y(\omega)$ we have the following property:

$\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \phi_X(\omega)\phi_Y(\omega)$

We then note that the characteristic function of an exponential random variable $$ Z $$ is written as

$\phi_Z (\omega) = \frac{\lambda}{\lambda - i\omega}$

where $\lambda$ parameterizes the exponential distribution. As such, we can write the characteristic function of $$ X+Y $$ as

$\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \phi_X(\omega)\phi_Y(\omega) \\ = \left(\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-i\omega}\right)^2$

Next, we recall that the mean of an exponential random variable is equal to the inverse of its parameter, i.e. $\frac{1}{\lambda}$ . Then the above expression becomes

$\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \left(\frac{\frac{1}{\mu}}{\frac{1}{\mu}-i\omega}\right)^2$

Multiplying by $\frac{\mu^2}{\mu^2}$ gives

$\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \left(\frac{1}{1-i\omega\mu}\right)^2$

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-Let <math>\lambda = \frac{1}{\mu}</math>, then <math>E(X)=E(Y)=\frac{1}{\lambda}</math>.
+For this problem, it is very useful to note that for any independent random variables <math>X</math> and <math>Y</math> and their characteristic functions <math>\phi_X(\omega),\,\phi_Y(\omega)</math> we have the following property:
 <math>
-\phi_{X+Y}=E[e^{it(X+Y)}]=\int_{X}\int_{Y}e^{it(X+Y)}p(x,y)dxdy
+\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \phi_X(\omega)\phi_Y(\omega)
 </math>
-As X and Y are independent
+We then note that the characteristic function of an exponential random variable <math>Z</math> is written as
 <math>
-\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_Z (\omega) = \frac{\lambda}{\lambda - i\omega}
 </math>
+where <math>\lambda</math> parameterizes the exponential distribution. As such, we can write the characteristic function of <math>X+Y</math> as
 <math>
-\phi_{X}=E[e^{itX}]=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{itx}\lambda e^{-\lambda x} dx \\
+\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \phi_X(\omega)\phi_Y(\omega) \\
-= \lambda \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-(\lambda -iu)x} dx = -\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-iu}e^{-(\lambda-iu)x}\|_0^\infty\\
+= \left(\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-i\omega}\right)^2
-=\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-iu}
 </math>
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+Next, we recall that the mean of an exponential random variable is equal to the inverse of its parameter, i.e. <math>\frac{1}{\lambda}</math>. Then the above expression becomes
+<math>
+\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \left(\frac{\frac{1}{\mu}}{\frac{1}{\mu}-i\omega}\right)^2
+</math>
+Multiplying by <math>\frac{\mu^2}{\mu^2}</math> gives
+<math>
+\phi_{X+Y}(\omega) = \left(\frac{1}{1-i\omega\mu}\right)^2
+</math>
+[[ECE-QE_CE1-2015|Back to QE CE question 1, August 2015]]
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