We break a stick at a uniformly chosen random location. Find the probability that the shorter piece is less than 1/5 of the original.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN:9781305652231
Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.CT: Chapter Test
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We break a stick at a uniformly chosen random location. Find the probability that the shorter piece is less than 1/5 of the original.

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