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Bertrand’s paradox
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2016
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An interesting and important problem in probability theory is known as ‘Bertrand’s paradox’. Consider a chord chosen ‘at random’ inside a circle: what is the probability that the length of the chord exceeds the length of side of the inscribed equilateral triangle? Three different answers have been given to this problem p = ½, ⅓ or ¼.
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