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Published on: August 14, 2026
(i)A rectangle is randomly selected from the grid of equally spaced squares as shown.
Find the probability that the rectangle is a square.
(ii) Three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. Then the probability that the triangle with three vertices is equilateral is ‘p’ then 100p equals
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Sol. (i)6 vertical & 5 horizontal lines.
p = 
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(ii) A 1 A 3 A 5 or A 2 A 4 A 6
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