234.A Triangle Around the Centre
★★★geometric probabilityAkuna Capital
Three points are chosen independently and uniformly at random on the circumference of a circle. What is the probability that the triangle they form contains the centre of the circle?
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The triangle misses the centre exactly when all three points fit inside some half of the circle. Look at the gaps between consecutive points.
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