Geometric Probability

x x is a real number such that 1 x 1 -1 ≤x ≤1 .Find out the probability that x 2 > x^2> 1 2 \frac{1}{2} .Give your answer to four decimal places.


The answer is 0.2929.

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Clutch Noob
Aug 27, 2018

The point can lie in their interval [-1,1]. However, for a number’s square to be greater than 1/2, it’s square root must be greater than √(1/2). There for the answer is 1 - √(1/2) / 1 = 0.2929.

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