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Let T1 and T2 be two iid Exp(λ) random variables. Show that: E(max(T1,T2)) = 1/2λ +...

Let T1 and T2 be two iid Exp(λ) random variables. Show that:

E(max(T1,T2)) = 1/2λ + 1/λ

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