What is the probability of comparision between smallest and greatest element in array when quick sort randomly choose the pivot element?

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Consider the recursive quick sort with random pivoting i.e. each time a random pivot element is chosen uniformly. When this randomized algorithm is being applied to an array with n distinct element, what is the probability that the smallest and the greatest element will be compared during run of the algorithm.

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