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Page started - 12/2/99
Last updated - 20/6/99

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4: Triangular billiards. (August 1890)

A triangular billiard-table has 3 pockets, one in each corner, one of which will hold only one ball, while each of the others will hold two. There are 3 balls on the table, each containing a single coin. The table is tilted up, so that the balls run into one corner, it is not known which. The 'expectation', as to the contents of the pocket, is 2/6. What are the coins?

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