Dot Products in a 20202020-gon

★ 7/10CountingprobabilityEstimationvectors

Problem

A regular 20202020-gon A1A2⋯A2020A_1A_2\cdots A_{2020} is inscribed in the unit circle OO. Two distinct vertices Ai,AjA_i, A_j are chosen at random.

1. Find the probability that OAi→⋅OAj→>12\overrightarrow{OA_i} \cdot \overrightarrow{OA_j} > \dfrac{1}{2}, and compare it with 13\dfrac{1}{3}. 2. Find the probability that ∣OAi→+OAj→∣<1\left|\overrightarrow{OA_i} + \overrightarrow{OA_j}\right| < 1, and compare it with 13\dfrac{1}{3}.

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Difficulty7/10
TopicsCounting, probability, Estimation, vectors

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