The probability that \(n\) random points in a triangle are in convex position (Q1375700): Difference between revisions

Let \(p_K(n)\) be the probability that \(n\) random points chosen independently and uniformly from a convex domain \(K\) are vertices of a convex \(n\)-gon. In an earlier paper the author [Discrete Comput. Geom. 13, No. 3/4, 637-643 (1995; Zbl 0820.60007)] determined \(p_Q(n)\) for any parallelogram \(Q\). In this paper the author shows that for any triangle \(T\) \[ p_T(n)={2^n (3n-3)!\over ((n-1)!)^3 (2n)!}. \]