If the probability that two queens , placed at random on a chess board , do not take on each other , is . Find
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First , find the no. of ways in which the two queens can attack each other :
When two queens are in same horizontal line : ( 2 8 ) × 8
When two queens are in same vertical line : ( 2 8 ) × 8
When two queens are diagonal to each other : 2 × ( ( 3 9 ) + ( 3 8 ) )
Total ways = 5 8 8
Hence the required probability is :
1 − ( 2 6 4 ) 5 8 8
= 3 6 2 3