Fair dice
Updated: April 10, 2002
It is interesting to consider the design of a "fair"
cylindrical die. Suppose it was desirable to have a three sided
die with equal probabilities for the three outcomes. In that case,
the probability of landing on end should be 2/3 (that is, 66.7%).
If the die is rolled on a table made of 2.40 mm thick glass, the
ratio of height/diameter should be (fill in number later). Whereas
if the die is rolled on a table made of 15.50 mm thick glass, the
ratio of height/diameter should be (fill in number later).
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