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Problem 695


Problem 695


Random Rectangles

Three points, P1, P2 and P3, are randomly selected within a unit square. Consider the three rectangles with sides parallel to the sides of the unit square and a diagonal that is one of the three line segments P1P2, P1P3 or P2P3 (see picture below).

3 random rectangles

We are interested in the rectangle with the second biggest area. In the example above that happens to be the green rectangle defined with the diagonal P2P3.

Find the expected value of the area of the second biggest of the three rectangles. Give your answer rounded to 10 digits after the decimal point.


随机长方形

在单位正方形的边缘随机选择三个点P1P2P3,并分别以线段P1P2P1P3P2P3为对角线作各边平行于单位正方形的三个长方形,如下图所示:

3个随机长方形

我们感兴趣的是这其中面积第二大的那个长方形。在上述例子当中,面积第二大的长方形是以线段P2P3为对角线的绿色长方形。

求面积第二大的长方形的面积期望值,并将你的答案保留小数点后10位数字。


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