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Suppose that in Sherwood Forest, the average radius of a tree is R= 1 m and...

Suppose that in Sherwood Forest, the average radius of a tree is R= 1 m and the average number of trees per unit area is 0.005m^(?2). If Robin Hood shoots an arrow in a randomdirection, how far, on average, will it travel before itstrikes a tree?


teacher's hint: for any distance, how many trees on average will the arrow have hit?

then for what distance, the number of the tree=1?



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