Sum of two uniforms at least twice their gap
Question
Let and be independent uniform random variables on . Find the probability that .
Short answer
. By symmetry take and double. The condition becomes , so we keep the half-square above the diagonal except the triangle with corners , of area . That leaves , and doubling gives .
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
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