Math Surprises: An Example
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Description: Buffon's Needle simulation and a surprising demonstration of Barbier's theorem about shapes of constant width
An interactive column using Java applets Compte de Buffon (1707-1788) in the 18 century posed and solved the very of geometric probability. A needle of a given length L is tossed on a wooden floor with evenly spaced cracks, distance D apart. What is the probability of the needle hitting a crack? (The problem is nowadays known as
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| Page title: | Math Surprises |
| Keywords: | mathematics,math help,interactive, probability, dependence, independent, Buffon's Needle, Buffon's formula,Barbier theorem |
| Description: | Buffon's Needle experiment with Java applet and a demonstration of Buffon's formula |
| IP-address: | 107.180.50.227 |
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