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Eight Points (Posted on 2016-08-24)

Eight points are selected at random from the interior of a unit circle.

What is the probability that these eight points constitute the eight vertices of a convex octagon?

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Subject	Author	Date
Just for curiosity, random points in a square	Charlie	2016-08-25 09:34:10
Analytical solution	Steve Herman	2016-08-24 21:23:32
simulation	Charlie	2016-08-24 18:30:39

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