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Solution 5
Area of region 1/Total area = probability of a dart landing in region 1. Because probability = desired outcome/all possible outcomes. Area of region 1= ¹r2=¹r2=¹r2units2. Total area = area of the square=2r*2r=4r2 units2. (Each side of the square is 2r) Area of region 1/Total area =¹r2units2/4r2 units2=¹/4. So the probability of a dart landing in region 1 is ¹/4. The probability of a dart landing in region 2=area of region 2/Total area= 4r2 units2-¹r2units2/4r2 units2=r2(4-¹)/4r2=(4-¹)/4. Verification: Probability of landing in region 1 + Probability of landing
in region 2 must =1. So does ¹/4+(4-¹)/4=1? Yes, (¹+4-¹)/4=1.
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