The Gaussian Triangle
Three points are chosen independently in the plane, each with independent standard normal x- and y-coordinates. What is the probability that the triangle they form is obtuse? Give a reduced fraction.
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Source: Known result on triangles with independent Gaussian vertices, in wide circulation; no traceable original source. Statement written for AxiomIQ.