Class –XI Mathematics NCERT Solutions

PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS

Exercise 7.4
Answers

1. Given: n
C8 = n C2 ⇒ n
C8 = n C n− 2 ⇒ 8= n−2
⇒ n = 10
10!
∴ n
C 2 =10 C 2 = = 45
2!8!

2. (i) Given: 2n
C3 :n C 2 = 12 :1 ⇒
( 2n )! × 2!( n − 2 )! = 12
3!( 2n − 3) ! n! 1

⇒
( 2n )( 2n − 1)( 2n − 2 )( 2n − 3)! × 2!( n − 2 )! = 12
3 × 2!( 2n − 3) ! n ( n − 1)( n − 2 ) ! 1

⇒
( 2n )( 2n − 1)( 2n − 2 ) × 1 = 12
3 n ( n − 1) 1
4 ( 2n − 1) 12
⇒ = ⇒ 8n − 4 = 36 ⇒ n=5
3 1

(ii) Given: 2n
C3 :n C3 = 11:1 ⇒
( 2n )! × 2!( n − 3) ! = 11
3!( 2n − 3) ! n! 1

⇒
( 2n )( 2n − 1)( 2n − 2 )( 2n − 3)! × 3!( n − 3) !
=
11
3!( 2n − 3) ! n ( n − 1)( n − 2 )( n − 3) ! 1

⇒
( 2n )( 2n − 1)( 2n − 2 ) = 11 ⇒ 4 ( 2n − 1) 11
=
n ( n − 1)( n − 2 ) 1 ( n − 2) 1
⇒ 8n − 4 = 11n − 22 ⇒ 3n = 18 ⇒ n=6
3. There are 21 points on the circumference of a circle. Since one and only one chord can be
drawn by joining 2 distinct points, therefore the required number of chords given by
21! 21× 20 × 19!
21
C2 = = = 210
2!19! 2!19!
4. There are 5 boys and 4 girls and 3 out of 5 boys and 3 out of 4 girls have to be selected.
5! 4!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 5 C3 ×4 C3 = × = 10 X 4 = 40
3!2! 3!1!
5. There are 6 red balls, 5 white balls and 5 blue balls. 3 balls of each colour have to be found.
6! 5! 5!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 6 C3 ×5 C3 ×5 C3 = × ×
3!3! 3!2! 3!2!
= 20 x 10 x 10 = 2000
6. There are 4 aces and 48 other cards in a deck of 52 cards. We have to select 1 ace out of 4 aces
and 4 other cards out of 48 other cards.
4! 48!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 4 C1 ×48 C 4 = ×
4!1! 48!4!

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 4 × 3! 48 × 47 × 46 × 45 × 44!
= × = 778320
3! 4 × 3 × 2 × 44!
7. There are 5 bowlers and 12 other players in a team of 17 players we have to select 4 bowels
out of 5 bowlers and 7 other players out of 12 other players.
4! 12!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 5 C4 ×12 C7 = ×
4!1! 7!5!
5 × 4! 12 × 11× 10 × 9 × 8 × 7!
= × = 5 x 792 = 3960
4! 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1× 7!
8. There are 5 black and 6 red balls. We have to select 2 black balls out of 5 black balls and 3 red
balls out of 6 red balls.
5! 6! 5 × 4 × 3! 6 × 5 × 4 × 3!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 5 C 2 ×6 C3 = × = × = 200
2!3! 3!3! 2!3! 3!× 3!
9. There are 9 courses and number of courses to be selected are 5 in which 2 specific courses are
compulsory. 3 courses out of remaining 7 courses have to be selected.
7! 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3!
∴ Number of ways of selection = 7 C3 = = = 35
4!3! 3 × 2 × 1× 4!

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