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Geometric Probability

  

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This captures the intuition that the probability of hitting a target is proportional to the the size of the target.

Geometric probability usually involves multivariate integrals. But sometimes area formulas from geometry suffice.

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Exercises

The following exercises will develope your usage of geometric probability. You should not continue untill you pass them.

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