Chess board problem!

If the probability that two queens , placed at random on a chess board , do not take on each other , is k 36 \dfrac{k}{36} . Find k k


The answer is 23.

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1 solution

First , find the no. of ways in which the two queens can attack each other :

  • When two queens are in same horizontal line : ( 8 2 ) × 8 \dbinom{8}{2}\times 8

  • When two queens are in same vertical line : ( 8 2 ) × 8 \dbinom{8}{2}\times 8

  • When two queens are diagonal to each other : 2 × ( ( 9 3 ) + ( 8 3 ) ) 2\times \left( \dbinom{9}{3}+\dbinom{8}{3}\right)

Total ways = 588 588

Hence the required probability is :

1 588 ( 64 2 ) 1-\dfrac{588}{\dbinom{64}{2}}

= 23 36 =\boxed{\dfrac{23}{36}}

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