A horizontal plane is ruled with parallel lines 2 inches apart. A two-inch needle is tossed randomly

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A horizontal plane is ruled with parallel lines 2 inches apart. A two-inch needle is tossed randomly onto the plane. The probability that the needle will touch a line is

where θ is the acute angle between the needle and any one of the parallel lines. Find this probability.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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