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counting and probability senior

Problem

A point in space is randomly selected so that ,,. What is the probability that ?
Solution
The region that the point can lie in is a cube with side length 2. It has total volume of . The region of points that satisfy corresponds to a unit sphere centered at the origin. The volume of this sphere is . This sphere lies completely inside, and is tangent to, the cube. The probability that a point randomly selected from the cube will lie inside this sphere is equal to .
Final answer
\frac{\pi}{6}