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Product of two uniforms exceeding one half

Question

XX and YY are independent and uniform on (0,1)(0,1). Find P[XY>12]\mathbb{P}[XY>\tfrac12], rounded to two decimal places.

Short answer

About 0.150.15. The region xy>12xy>\tfrac12 in the unit square needs x>12x>\tfrac12 and y>12xy>\tfrac{1}{2x}, so the area is ∫1/21(1−12x)dx=12(1−ln⁡2)≈0.153\int_{1/2}^1\left(1-\tfrac{1}{2x}\right)dx=\tfrac12(1-\ln2)\approx0.153.

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