A point P is randomly selected from the square region with vertices at $(\pm 1, \pm 1)$. What is the probability that P is within one unit of the origin? Express your answer as a common fraction in terms of pi.
The locus of points with distance 1 from the origin form a circle with center (0,0), since all of these distances are the circle's radii. Notice that the circle fits inside the square; the square's center is (0,0), and the maximum of the circle, or (0,1), is on the square. The area of the square is 2 * 2 = 4, and the area of the circle is 1^2 * π = π. So, the probability is π/4.
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