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Consider the square in the figure. Let be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that and are friends if they are adjacent along a row or along a column. Assume that each point has an equal chance of being chosen.
Let be the probability that a randomly chosen point has many friends, . Let be a random variable such that for , the probability . Then the value of is

Consider the square in the figure. Let be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that and are friends if they are adjacent along a row or along a column. Assume that each point has an equal chance of being chosen.
Let be the probability that a randomly chosen point has many friends, . Let be a random variable such that for , the probability . Then the value of is
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Answer: 24
[JEE Advanced 2023 · Paper 2]