This is a Blog where I will rant about various topics that interest me. In the past I have explored my ideas mainly in the teachers' lounge or other chance gatherings with friends. I have enjoyed all of these discussions, but I want more permanence and feedback for these thoughts.
For any of those of you working of the problem of finding the probability of forming any quadrilateral from a segment being randomly broken into 4 pieces, below is a hint. I will post the full solution later.
Reread the earlier posts if this hint doesn't make any sense to you.
posted by Jonathan Erickson @ 7:54 PM
Currently living in Mar Vista, I teach mathematics and creative writing at Animo Leadership Charter High School. I just got my Master's in Education from LMU, and previously a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Pomona College.
