SOLVED:The Buffon needle problem is one of the oldest and most famous of probability problems. Suppose that a series of horizontal lines are spaced one unit apart and a needle of length one is placed randomly. What is the probability that the needle intersects one of the horizontal lines? (FIGURE CANNOT COPY) In the figure, y is the distance from the center of the needle to the nearest line and θis the positive angle that the needle makes with the horizontal. Show that the needle intersects the

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