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Geometry Level 3

For x Z x\in\mathbb{Z} , find the probability that

2 sin x < 1. 2\sin x^{\circ}<1.

239 360 \frac{239}{360} 2 3 \frac{2}{3} 241 360 \frac{241}{360} 121 180 \frac{121}{180}

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Omkar Kulkarni
Mar 27, 2015

We can consider x [ 0 , 360 ) x\in[0,360) , as after that the values of sin ( x ) \sin(x^{\circ}) begin repeating themselves.

For x [ 30 , 150 ] x\in[30,150] , which consists of 150 30 + 1 = 121 150-30+1=121 numbers, sin ( x ) 1 2 \sin(x^{\circ})\ge\frac{1}{2} .

Hence the number of cases for which sin ( x ) < 1 2 \sin(x)<\frac{1}{2} will be 360 121 = 239 360-121=239 .

Hence the probability, 239 360 \frac{239}{360} .

Note: I'm not so sure about taking x [ 0 , 360 ) x\in[0,360) . The answer would not change if we took x ( 0 , 360 ] x\in(0,360] , but should one of those sets be considered or should we consider x [ 0 , 360 ] x\in[0,360] ? My argument is that if we take x [ 0 , 360 ] x\in[0,360] , the next set in order would be x [ 361 , 542 ] x\in[361,542] , and as you can see, we can arrive to a contradiction. Please comment your arguments or agreements, if any.

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