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All points within a quarter of the circle

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nn points are placed independently and uniformly at random on the circumference of a circle.

What is the probability that all nn lie within some arc spanning a fraction aa of the circle (with a12a \le \tfrac12)? Then evaluate a 9090^\circ arc (a=14a = \tfrac14) for three points.

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Do not fix the arc in advance; let each point anchor a candidate arc of length aa running clockwise from it.

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