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#1 2013-06-09 11:45:09

bobbym
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Expected distance and geogebra.

Hi;

What is the expected distance between 2 points that are randomly placed in a square that is 1 foot by 1 foot?

There is an analytical method but let's see what geogebra can do. Or rather, what I can do with geogebra.

For this one we will use some different features of geogebra like the spreadsheet.

1) Open up a spreadsheet and in column A,B,C and D put at the top random(). Pull the 4 columns down till you have 4 columns of 1000 random numbers.

2) Highlight columns A and B and right click and create a list of points.

3) Use the regular polygon tool to draw and click on (0,0) and (1,0) and enter 4 sides.

4) You should see something like the figure below.

5) In column E write Distance[(A1,B1),(C1,D1)] and pull it down until you have 1000 distances.

You should have 5 column of 1000 entries in each.

Enter in column F, Mean[E1:E1000] and see what you get. I got .51349 which is quite close to the exact analytical answer of


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#2 2013-06-09 14:12:41

Agnishom
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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

Could you please enlighten us with the analytical solution?


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#3 2013-06-09 17:31:20

bobbym
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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

Hi Agnishom;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4 2013-09-01 00:59:02

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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

Hi,

Here's a simulation with j

samp =: 100000
(+/%#)((((?samp$0)-(?samp$0))^2)+((?samp$0)-(?samp$0))^2)^%2

A result I got ≈ 0.520588


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#5 2013-09-01 01:12:36

anonimnystefy
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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

Hi gAr

I see you know J! How good are you with it.


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#6 2013-09-01 01:22:11

gAr
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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

Hi anonimnystefy,

That was my first program for a simulation!
I was thinking that it may be a good choice for simulations: fast to code and execute.


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#7 2013-09-01 01:26:16

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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

It's fast to code in it only when you have a certain proficiency with it. Otherwise it takes a lot of time looking at the glossary for each individual character. I am guessing you've been using J for a while then?


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#8 2013-09-01 01:30:31

gAr
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Re: Expected distance and geogebra.

That's right, we must know the glossary first.
Spent a couple of days going through that, this is my first j program of some  use.


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