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Ducks in a pond (Posted on 2023-01-24)

3 ducks have landed in a circular pond. What is the probability there is a diameter such that the semicircle on one side contains all of them?

Repeat for 4 ducks.

Note: consider the ducks to be randomly chosen points in a circle.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Jer

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re: my err -- no actually it was MY error

| Comment 4 of 17 |

(In reply to my err by Steven Lord)

I've fixed the bug in MY program. It now is in agreement with your analysis.

Posted by Charlie on 2023-01-24 10:45:48

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