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In a regular pentagon, there are 5 sides with the same length, and 5 diagonals with the same length. Picking an element at random will leave 4 elements with the same length as | In a regular pentagon, there are 5 sides with the same length, and 5 diagonals with the same length. Picking an element at random will leave 4 elements with the same length as | ||
the element picked, with 9 total elements remaining. Therefore, the probability is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) }\frac{4}{9}}</math> | the element picked, with 9 total elements remaining. Therefore, the probability is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) }\frac{4}{9}}</math> | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 27 March 2013
Problem
Let 
be the set of sides and diagonals of a regular pentagon. A pair of elements of are selected at random without replacement. What is the probability that the two chosen segments have the same length?
Solution
In a regular pentagon, there are 5 sides with the same length, and 5 diagonals with the same length. Picking an element at random will leave 4 elements with the same length as
the element picked, with 9 total elements remaining. Therefore, the probability is 
See also
| 2013 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
