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Bertrand Paradox - Or Why Traditional Probability is Wrong
Aug 03, 2010 14:11
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eel_grass
August 5 2010, 19:38:03 UTC
Could you do a written explanation of this paradox so I really understand it?
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curvature_oomph
August 5 2010, 22:40:48 UTC
Take an equilateral triangle and circumscribe a circle around it (like in the leftmost image). Then draw a random chord in the circle. What is the probability that the the chord is longer than a side of the triangle (
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