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2018-10 Probability of making an acute triangle

Given a stick of length 1, we choose two points at random and break it into three pieces. Compute the probability that these three pieces form an acute triangle.

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This entry was posted in problem and tagged probability, triangle on May 18, 2018 by S. Oum.

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