2025 AMC 10A Problem 25
Problem 25 of 25HarderGeometryCounting & Probability
A point is chosen at random inside square The probability that is neither the shortest nor the longest side of can be written as where and are positive integers, and is not divisible by the square of a prime. What is
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Place and on the unit square. is the middle length when or These regions are bounded by the circle centered at with radius (where ) and the line (where ). Let be where the circle meets Then is equilateral, so The larger region has area and the smaller has area They add to Thus Thus, A is the correct answer.