Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 521

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Geometry Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

4. Points P,QP, Q are located on the sides ABA B and ACA C of triangle ABCA B C such that AP:PB=1:3,AQ:QC=1:1A P: P B=1: 3, A Q: Q C=1: 1. Point MM is chosen on side BCB C completely at random. Find the probability that the area of triangle ABCA B C does not exceed the area of triangle PQMP Q M by more than six times. Find the expected value of the random variable - the ratio of the areas of triangles PQMP Q M and ABCA B C.

Official solution

Answer: 1) P(A)=56;2)MX=14\left.P(A)=\frac{5}{6} ; 2\right) M_{X}=\frac{1}{4}.

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