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From Stick to a Triangle
If you break a stick into three pieces, what is the probability that they can form a triangle?
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2 Replies
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P=n/s
=3/3
=1
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I am not sure what you denote by n and s in this formula, but the answer is less than 1 = 100%. Keep in mind that three sticks will form a triangle if the sum of the lengths of the two short ones is larger than the length of the longest one.