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Circular Regions

Asked at:Susquehanna (SIG)

Four random points P1,P2,P3P_1, P_2, P_3 , and P4P_4 are chosen on the circumference of a circle. A chord is drawn between P1P_1 and P2P_2 , and another chord is drawn between P3P_3 and P4P_4 . What is the expected number of separate regions into which the circle is divided?

Enter your answer rounded to 5 decimal places.

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