First find the endpoints of the region where the condition is met: a + 100/a = 50 a^2 - 50a + 100 = 0 By the quadratic formula, a is 2.08712 or 47.9128. The range is 45.8256. A falls in the range of 1..100 or 99. So the probability is 47.9128/99 = 0.48397
Don On Aug 23, 11:56 am, ramya reddy <[email protected]> wrote: > Let 'a' be a number between 1 and 100. what is the probability of choosing > 'a' such that a+ (100/a) <50 > > -- > Regards > Ramya > * > * > *Try to learn something about everything and everything about something* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
