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Material Type: Notes; Class: PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA; Subject: MATHEMATICS - CALCULUS AND PRECALCULUS; University: Florida State University; Term: Fall 2007;
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Definition:
n j
n (^) n C j j n j
,
where n! = n โ ( n โ 1 )! (recursive) or n! = n โ ( n โ 1) (โ n โ 2) โ " โ 3 2โ โ 1 (direct).
Notice: 1!=1 and 0!=1 (This is the definition.)
Remark: The above notation is read as โn taken j at a timeโ or โn choose jโ. The number
gives the different possible combination one could have if he wants to choose j items from
n different items. For example, if you have 52 different cards, you want to draw 5 (a hand)
from them. Then you could have
52 5
distinct possible
combinations. You can use this method to calculate your chance of winning a lottery.
Whatโs your chance to become a millionaire overnight?
z
0 0 1 1 ( ) 0 1
n n^ n n^ n n^ n j j n n a b a b a b a b a b j n
โ n n
n b n
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
n (^) n n (^) n n (^) n j j n (^) n n a a b a b ab j n
0
n n j j
j
n a b j
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=
Notice: The operation in the parenthesis must be regarded as summation even if we want
to expand ( )
n a โ b
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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