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Random triangles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2016
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“What is the probability that a randomly drawn triangle is acute-angled?” The problem sounds simple enough. However, what is interesting about it is the interpretation given to “random”. We investigate three possibilities
(a) that the angles of the triangle are chosen;
(b) that the lengths of the sides are chosen; and
(c) that the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle are chosen.
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