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A Vertex at A

Difficulty: Hard · Topics: Probability, Probability, Combinations

In the figure, D, E, F lie on the sides of triangle ABC, and AE, BF, CD meet at G.

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One of all the triangles whose vertices are among A, B, C, D, E, F, G is chosen at random. What is the probability that one of its vertices is A?