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Probability Fundamentals & Geometric Probability · Challenge problem

Two points PP and QQ are chosen independently and uniformly at random inside the square [0,1]×[0,1][0,1]\times[0,1]. What is the probability that the midpoint of segment PQPQ lies inside the smaller square [14,34]×[14,34]\left[\tfrac14,\tfrac34\right]\times\left[\tfrac14,\tfrac34\right]? Express your answer as a common fraction.