Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge
Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge
91st Edition
ISBN: 9780866099653
Author: Richard Rhoad, George Milauskas, Robert Whipple
Publisher: McDougal Littell
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Chapter 9, Problem 27CR
To determine

Tocalculate:The probability thata diagonal chosen at random will be one of the shortest diagonal.

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Answer to Problem 27CR

The probability is 27 .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

A regular decagon with 35 diagonals.

Formula used:

Diagonals of a decagon, d=n(n3)2

n = number of sides of a decagon.

Probability of event to happen is

  P(E)=Number of favourable outcomesTotal Number of outcomes

Calculation:

  Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge, Chapter 9, Problem 27CR

Decagon has 10 sides, i.e. n =10.

Let,

  d=n(n3)2d=10(103)2d=10(7)2d=35

Probability means possibility.

The probability formula is defined as the possibility of an event to happen is equal to the ratio of the number of favourableoutcomes and the total number of outcomes.

The shortest diagonal is one which skips only one vertex. There are 10 of these.

In our example, there are 10 favourableoutcomes.

There are 35 total number of outcomes, i.e. d=35

  P(One of the shortest diagonal) = 1035 =27= 0.2857 = 28.57%

Chapter 9 Solutions

Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge

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