I've a straight stick which has been broken into three random-length pieces.
What is the probability that the pieces can be put together to form a triangle?
If you can answer this at this point, please do.
If not, perhaps this will help: here are several methods to break the stick into the three random length pieces:

1. I select, independently, and at random, two points from the points that range uniformly along the stick, then break the stick at these two points.
2. I select one point, independently, and at random (again uniformly), and break the stick at this point. I then randomly (with even chances) select one of the two sticks and randomly select a point (again uniformly) along that stick, and break it at that point.
3. I select one point, independently, and at random (again uniformly), and break the stick at this point. I then select the larger stick, and randomly select a point (again uniformly) along that stick, and break it at that point.

If this clarifies the problem, please show how this affects your work.

one of the ruls of a triangel is that the sum of two of it's sides must be lager tahn the third

this meaning that not any of the three pieces shoulb equal to half or more of the original stick which means that so this means that the pecent of one being equal to half or more of the original stick is 50%

Posted by hunter on 2004-03-30 08:30:36