geometric probability A coin with diameter 2r < a was tossed onto an infinite chessboard whose fields have sides of length a. What is the chance that: (a) the coin will be completely inside one of the fields b) the coin will intersect with at least one side of the chessboard?

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A coin with diameter 2r < a was tossed onto an infinite chessboard whose fields have sides of length a. What is the chance that:
(a) the coin will be completely inside one of the fields
b) the coin will intersect with at least one side of the chessboard?

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