Break a stick of unit length at a uniformly chosen random point. Then take the shorted...

Break a stick of unit length at a uniformly chosen random point. Then take the shorted of the two pieces and break it again in two pieces at a uniformly chosen random point. Let X denote the shortest of the final three pieces. Find the density of X.

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