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With what probability does an inscribed triangle contain a given point?

Probability 2026-01-07 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Three points uniformly selected on the unit circle form a triangle containing a point XX at distance r[0;1]r \in [0; 1] from its center with probability P(r)=1432π2Li2(r2)P(r) = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{3}{2 \pi^2}\textrm{Li}_2(r^2), where Li2\textrm{Li}_2 is the dilogarithm function (Jeremy Tan Jie Rui, 2018). In this paper we present an alternative proof of this fact. We also discuss a couple of other geometric probability problems where the dilogarithm function arises.

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@article{arxiv.2601.02929,
  title  = {With what probability does an inscribed triangle contain a given point?},
  author = {Abdulamin Ismailov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.02929},
  year   = {2026}
}
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