A wire of length l is cut into 3 pieces . Find the probability that the 3
pieces form a triangle.
Five ordinary dice are rolled at random and the sum of the nos shown
on them is 16.What is the probability that the nos shown on each is
any one frm 2,3,4 or 5...
A wire of length l is cut into 3 pieces . Find the probability that the 3
pieces form a triangle.
for Q2
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5 dice make 16
no of ways is
a+b+c+d+e=16
where a, b, c, d, e are between 2 and 5
so a=x+2, b=y+2 and so on.. where x, y, z, w, u are all between 0 and 3
thus, x+y+z+w+u=6
Now you can solve this part?
THen find probability...