The Missing Needles: A Smooth Extension of Buffon's Needle Problem.

McGivney, Raymond J., Jr.; Pollino, Benedict

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ERIC Number: EJ407541

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Missing Needles: A Smooth Extension of Buffon's Needle Problem.

McGivney, Raymond J., Jr.; Pollino, Benedict

AMATYC Review, v10 n2 p16-21 Spr 1989

Describes the "Buffon's Needle" problem, which is calculating the probability that a needle will cross one of two separated lines. Calculates the probability when the length of the needle is greater than the space of the two lines. Provides an analytic solution and the results of a computer simulation. (YP)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computation, Computer Simulation, Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics, Probability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: SUNY, Ag-Tech College, Cobleskill, NY 12043.