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1999 HMMT Team #5
1999 HMMT Team #5
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March 8, 2024
combinatorics
Problem Statement
If
a
a
a
and
b
b
b
are randomly selected real numbers between
0
0
0
and
1
1
1
, find the probability that the nearest integer to
a
−
b
a
+
b
\frac{a-b}{a+b}
a
+
b
a
−
b
is odd.
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