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Buffon's Needle

Buffon's Needle

An investigation of the problem: Consider a plane, ruled with equidistant parallel lines, where the distance between the lines is D. A needle of length L is tossed onto the plane. What is the probability that the needle intersects one or more lines?
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 18, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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