2001 AMC 12 Problem 17
Problem 17 of 25IntermediateGeometryCounting & Probability
A point is selected at random from the interior of the pentagon with vertices and What is the probability that is obtuse?

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when is on the circle with diameter centered at with radius The angle is obtuse when is inside this circle.
The relevant half-disk lies wholly within the pentagon, with area
The pentagon is the rectangle with corners minus triangle so its area is
The probability is
Thus, the correct answer is C.