n points are scattered at random independentlly of oneanother inside a sphere of r. • What will be the probability that the distance from the center to the nearest point will not be less than r? • To what does the probability, found above, tend to if r → ∞ and n/r3 → k, where k is a constant

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n points are scattered at random independentlly of oneanother inside a sphere of r.
• What will be the probability that the distance from the center to the nearest point will not be less than r?
• To what does the probability, found above, tend to if r → ∞ and n/r3 → k, where k is a constant

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