What is the Probability of Distances in an Equilateral Triangle?

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A point $P$ is chosen at random with respect to the uniform distribution in an
equilateral triangle $T$. What is the probability that there is a point $Q$ in $T$ whose distance
from $P$ is larger than the altitude of $T$?
 
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