Question

The state of connecticut is approximated by a rectangle 100 mi by 50 mi. hartford is approximately at the center of connecticut . If a meteor hit the earth within 200 mi of hartford, find the probability that the meteor landed in connecticut

Answer 1

lol

Answer 2

lol??can you help?!

Answer 3

Don't think so, don't even understand the question....

Answer 4

I believe the question shares similarity to this one.

The dimension of the whiteboard is 2m x 0.5m x 3 cm. A square is drawn on it with a size of 10 cm x 10 cm. What is the color of the square?

OK, back to the topic. How is the red light related to the meteor?

Answer 5

sorry typed it up wrong

Answer 6

it should be fixed now

Answer 7

I am not familiar with probabilities, but I think we need the size of Hartford and the meteor in order to calculate the probability of getting hit.

Answer 8

Think it's just the square and circle aspects, treat meteorite as point particle.

Answer 9

Just divide the areas

Answer 10

What it your answer @estudier Mine is around 0.04.

Answer 11

0.159 (5000/100^2*pi)