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What is the probability that a point chosen at random in the given figure will be inside the larger triangle and outside the smaller triangle?

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What is the probability that a point chosen at random in the given figure will be-example-1
User Azatoth
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Answer: 11/15

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User CpoDesign
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The probability of a choosing a random point inside the larger triangle but outside the smaller triangle is:

(larger area-smaller area)/larger area...

(10*6/2-4*4/2)/(10*6/2)

22/30

11/15
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