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A stick of length 1 is broken at a point chosen uniformly
Chapter 4, Problem 26SE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A stick of length 1 is broken at a point chosen uniformly along its length. One piece is used as the length of a rectangle, and the other is used as the width. Find the mean area of a rectangle formed in this way.
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QUESTION:
A stick of length 1 is broken at a point chosen uniformly along its length. One piece is used as the length of a rectangle, and the other is used as the width. Find the mean area of a rectangle formed in this way.
ANSWER:
Answer:
Step 1 of 1:
In this question, we are asked to find the mean area of rectangle formed with broken piece of stick.
Length of stick = 1
One piece is used as the length of a rectangle.
The other piece is used as the width of a rectangle.