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Matthew Leingang

Illustrating Bertrand's Paradox with GeoGebra | Matthew Leingang - 0 views

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v63.0233.2009Su probability applet geometry Bertrand's Paradox

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  • Matthew Leingang on 24 Jul 09
     
    I spiffed up and posted the GeoGebra worksheet if you're interested.
  • Matthew Leingang on 24 Jul 09
     
    Bertrand's Paradox is a question in continuous probability that shows the perils of uniformly distributed variables. The question is simple: given a random chord in a circle, what's the probability that it's longer than the side length of an equilateral triangle inscribed in that circle?
Matthew Leingang

Bertrand's paradox (probability) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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v63.0233.2009Su probability geometry cool

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  • Matthew Leingang on 24 Jul 09
     
    What's the length of a random chord in a circle? It turns out that even if you try to distribute the chord uniformly there is an ambiguity.
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