Two random points on a square's edge over unit apart
Question
Two points are chosen independently and uniformly on the perimeter of a square with side . The probability that they are more than apart equals . Find .
Short answer
. Given the side of the first point, the second is on the same side (, never more than apart), the opposite side (, always more than apart almost surely) or an adjacent side (, apart iff , probability ). The total is .
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
- The Chain Rule
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