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2012 AMC 10AProblem 25P21-25~10 minPrint

Real numbers xx , yy , and zz are chosen independently and at random from the interval [0,n][0,n] for some positive integer nn . The probability that no two of xx , yy , and zz are within 1 unit of each other is greater than 12\frac {1}{2} . What is the smallest possible value of nn ?

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