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Give an intuitive explanation of why the maximum throughput for small beta is approximately the same for CSMA slotted Aloha and FCFS splitting with CSMA. Show the optimal expected number of packets transmitted after a state transmission in an Aloha is the same at the beginning of a CRP for FCFS splitting. Note that after a collision, the expected numbers are slightly different in two systems, but the difference is unimportant since collisions are rare.