Flad to answer ;D So, a line segment is a piece or part of a line having two endpoints. Unlike a line, a line segment has a definite length. The length of a line segment can be measured either in metric units such as millimeters, centimeters, or customary units like feet or inches.
The chance of you winning is 1/40, since there are 40 students and you are one of those students. Since, you cannot win again once you win once, you are eliminated. This leaves us with 39 people left. The chances of your friend being chosen out of the 39 people left is 1/39. Now you must multiply 1/40 and 1/39. After multiplying, you get 1/1560.
