A circular coin of diameter a is thrown onto a square grid whose squares are b × b. (a ≤ b) What is the probability that the coin will lie entirely within one square? [Ans: (1-a/b)²]
A circular coin of diameter a is thrown onto a square grid whose squares are b × b. (a ≤ b) What is the probability that the coin will lie entirely within one square? [Ans: (1-a/b)²]
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whose squares are bx b. (a < b) What is the probability that the coin
will lie entirely within one square? [Ans: (1-a/b)²]
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