Let . Choose points randomly and uniformly on a circle. Let these points be the vertices of an -gon. Let be the probability that the center of the circle does not lie in this -gon. Compute
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Hint: The probability that the center lies in the n-gon is 1 − n 2 1 − n . So p n = n 2 1 − n .