Solution

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For an ordinary intrinsic density, inversion of the Abel transform gives
If , the integral is for every , so its derivative vanishes. The missing probability is an endpoint atom: all systems must be infinitely thin,
Indeed, putting directly into part c gives . Thus a uniform apparent-axis-ratio distribution corresponds to a Dirac delta distribution of ideal zero-thickness disks, rather than to a regular intrinsic density.

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