In the n-gon ?

Let n 3 n \geq 3 . Choose n n points randomly and uniformly on a circle. Let these points be the vertices of an n n -gon. Let p n p_n be the probability that the center of the circle does not lie in this n n -gon. Compute

n 3 p n \sum_{n \geq 3} p_n


The answer is 2.

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Hint: The probability that the center lies in the n-gon is 1 n 2 1 n 1-n 2^{1-n} . So p n = n 2 1 n p_n = n 2^{1-n} .

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