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Buffon's Needle Problem

Happy Pi Day!

Suppose we have a floor made of parallel strips of wood, each the same width, and we drop a needle onto the floor. What is the probability that the needle will lie across a line between two strips?

p = 2l / PIt

PI = 2l / tp

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