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This study exploited the supplementary variable technique to develop a recursive method for deriving the steady-state availability for three systems. By using extensive numerical computations, we compared three systems in terms of system availability based on specific values given to the system parameters. The state transition rate diagrams of the three systems revealed the symmetry property approximately. 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