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Omni-MATH / Let ABC be a triangle with AB=8,BC=15, and AC=17. Point X is chosen at random on line segment AB. Point Y is chosen at random on line segment BC. Point Z is chosen at random on lin…

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Let ABCA B C be a triangle with AB=8,BC=15A B=8, B C=15, and AC=17A C=17. Point XX is chosen at random on line segment ABA B. Point YY is chosen at random on line segment BCB C. Point ZZ is chosen at random on line segment CAC A. What is the expected area of triangle XYZX Y Z ?
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Let ABC be a triangle with AB=8,BC=15, and AC=17. Point X is chosen at random on line segment AB. Point Y is chosen at random on line segment BC. Point Z is chosen at random on line segment CA. What is the expected area of triangle XYZ ?
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Let $A B C$ be a triangle with $A B=8, B C=15$, and $A C=17$. Point $X$ is chosen at random on line segment $A B$. Point $Y$ is chosen at random on line segment $B C$. Point $Z$ is chosen at random on line segment $C A$. What is the expected area of triangle $X Y Z$ ?

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