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A dice probability problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

P. McMullen
P. McMullen
Affiliation:
University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT.
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Abstract

Two different approaches to a probability problem involving convex polytopes lead to a geometric proof of an integral geometric result about mixed surface areas. The proof can be modified to cover the corresponding results about mixed volumes.

Type
Research Article
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Mathematika , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , December 1974 , pp. 193 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © University College London 1974

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