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    Transition from the second step to the third step?

    Homework Statement How do you change from the second step to the third step? Homework Equations http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/nh4444/Capture_zpspyxdwdna.jpg The Attempt at a Solution My guess is that it has something to do with the geometric series. I am not sure how to proceed.
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    How should I proceed after conditioning on the given info?

    Homework Statement X1 nad X2 are two idpt r.v. let mu and lamda denote their respective rates. Find the conditional distribution of X1 given X1 < X2. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution P(X1 > x1 | X1 < X2) = P(X1 > x1) P(X1 < X2) = ...??