102.Local Minima Around a Circle
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The numbers 1 through 5 are arranged in a uniformly random order around a circle, so each number has exactly two neighbours. What is the expected count of numbers that are smaller than both of their neighbours?
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Use an indicator for each position and ask only about that number and its two neighbours — three values, one of which must be smallest.
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