Linear Intersection I

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Suppose that $X_1,X_2,X_3,X_4 \sim \unif{0}{1}$ IID. Draw a line segment between $X_i$ and $X_{i+1}$ for $i = 1,2$ . Find the probability that the two line segments overlap.

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