Suppose you break a stick of unit length at a point chosen uniformly at random. Then the expected length of the shorter stick is

Suppose you break a stick of unit length at a point chosen uniformly a

1.	Suppose you break a stick of unit length at a point chosen uniformly at random. Then the expected length of the shorter stick is
A.	0.25
B.	0.35
C.	1
D.	0.45
Answer» B. 0.35

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