You have a stick that is 1 foot long. The stick is broken in two places. Both places to break the stick are chosen unifo
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 1:51 pm
You have a stick that is 1 foot long. The stick is broken in two places. Both places to break the stick are chosen uniformly randomly. (a) What is the probability the longest stick exceeds 0.5 feet in length? (b) What is the probability the longest stick exceeds 0.75 feet in length?