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What is the probability that none of the ants collide?

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Three ants are sitting at the three corners of an equilateral triangle.
Each ant starts randomly picks a direction and starts to move along the edge of the triangle.
What is the probability that none of the ants collide?

posted May 20, 2020 by Amarvansh

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(1/2^3) clockwise + (1/2^3) anticlockwise = 1/4 = 25% chance.

answer May 20, 2020 by Tejas Naik



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