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pow:problem6s22 [2022/04/26 05:34] – created mazurpow:problem6s22 [2022/04/27 03:48] (current) mazur
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 +<box 85% round orange| Problem 6 (due on Monday, April 25) >
  
 +$n$ points are chosen randomly and independently on a circle, each with the uniform distribution. What is the probability
 +that all $n$ points are contained in some closed semicircle? 
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 +</box>
 +We received only one solution, from Prof. Vladislav Kargin. His solution is the same as our "in-house" solution.
 +The probability in question is $\frac{n}{2^{n-1}}$. For a justification and more details see the following link {{:pow:2022sproblem6.pdf|Solution}}.