Counter-Intuitive Probability: Buffon’s Needle Problem. Pi (π) From Probability!
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A needle of length 1 is randomly dropped on a floor with horizontal lines 2 units apart. What is the probability the needle intersects one of the horizontal lines? The answer might surprise you--it involves the constant π!
14 March 2022 Edit: 14 March 2022
- Topics:
- Number, Rational and Irrational, Space and Geometry, Circles
- Content Type:
- Publisher, MindYourDecisions, Video, YouTube
- The Australian Curriculum
- Number and Algebra, Real numbers, ACMNA186 Year 8 Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including pi
- The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 New
- Year 8, Number Year 8, AC9M8N01 recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and π
- NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
- Measurement and Geometry, MA4-12MG Length
- NSW Curriculum New
- Measurement and space, MA4-LEN-C-01 Length
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