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Probability Fundamentals & Geometric Probability · Superchallenge problem

Two points (x1,y1)(x_1,y_1) and (x2,y2)(x_2,y_2) are chosen independently and uniformly at random in the unit square [0,1]×[0,1][0,1]\times[0,1]. What is the probability that their taxicab distance ∣x1−x2∣+∣y1−y2∣|x_1-x_2|+|y_1-y_2| is at most 12\tfrac12? Express your answer as a common fraction.