todai-math 2024 Q4

todai-math · Japan · liberal-arts_official Combinations & Selection Combinatorial Probability
Let $n$ be an odd number greater than or equal to 5. Consider a circle centered at point O in the plane, and a regular $n$-gon inscribed in it. Choose 4 distinct points simultaneously from the $n$ vertices. Assume that any 4 points are equally likely to be chosen. Find the probability $p_n$ that the quadrilateral with the chosen 4 points as vertices contains O in its interior.
Let $n$ be an odd number greater than or equal to 5. Consider a circle centered at point O in the plane, and a regular $n$-gon inscribed in it. Choose 4 distinct points simultaneously from the $n$ vertices. Assume that any 4 points are equally likely to be chosen. Find the probability $p_n$ that the quadrilateral with the chosen 4 points as vertices contains O in its interior.
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