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= Solution
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Part (b) gives $V_i\sim U(0,1)$, so $\mathbb EV_i=1/2$ and $\operatorname{Var}(V_i)=1/12$. Independence yields $\mathbb E(S_n/n)=1/2$ and $\operatorname{Var}(S_n/n)=1/(12n)$. Apply part (a) to $Z=S_n/n-1/2$:
$$
\boxed{\mathbb P\left(\left|S_n/n-1/2\right|\geq a\right)\leq\frac1{12na^2}.}
$$
This is a direct <Chebyshev inequality> for the sample <mean>.

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