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Evaluate The Following: (I) (Ii) (Iii) : Question # 1
Evaluate The Following: (I) (Ii) (Iii) : Question # 1
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Question # 1
Evaluate the following:
(i) 12C3 (ii) 20C17 (iii) nC4
Solution
12! 12! 12 ⋅ 11 ⋅ 10 ⋅ 9! 12 ⋅ 11 ⋅ 10 1320
(i) 12C3 = = = = = = 220
(12 − 3)! 3! 9! 3! 9! 3! 3! 6
n 12 × 11
(ii) C10 =
2!
12 ⋅ 11 ⋅ 10!
⇒ nC10 =
2!10!
12!
⇒ nC10 =
(12 − 10)!10!
⇒ nC10 = 12C10
⇒ n = 12 .
(iii)
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Do yourself as Q # 2 (i)
Question # 3
Find the values of n and r , when
(i) nCr = 35 and n Pr = 210 (ii) n −1
Cr −1 : nCr : n+1Cr +1 = 3 : 6 :11
FSc-I / Ex 7.4 - 2
Solution
n n
(i) Cr = 35 and Pr = 210
n! n!
Since nCr = 35 ⇒ = 35 ⇒ = 35 ⋅ r ! ………. (i)
( n − r )! r ! ( n − r )!
n!
Also n Pr = 210 ⇒ = 210 ………… (ii)
( n − r )!
Comparing (i) and (ii)
35 ⋅ r ! = 210
210
⇒ r! = ⇒ r ! = 6 ⇒ r ! = 3! ⇒ r = 3
35
Putting value of r in equation (ii)
n!
= 210
( n − 3 )!
n (n − 1)(n − 2)(n − 3)!
⇒ = 210
( n − 3)!
⇒ n (n − 1)(n − 2) = 210
⇒ n (n − 1)(n − 2) = 7 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 5
⇒ n= 7
n −1
(ii) Cr −1 : nCr : n+1Cr +1 = 3 : 6 :11
First consider
n −1
Cr −1 : nCr = 3: 6
(n − 1)! n!
⇒ : = 3: 6
( n − 1 − r + 1)! (r − 1)! ( n − r )! r !
(n − 1)! n!
⇒ : = 3: 6
( n − r )! (r − 1)! ( n − r )! r !
(n − 1)!
⇒
( n − r )! (r − 1)! = 3
n! 6
( n − r )! r !
⇒
(n − 1)!
×
( n − r )! r ! = 1
( n − r )! (r − 1)! n! 2
(n − 1)! r ! 1
⇒ × =
(r − 1)! n! 2
r 1
⇒ = ⇒ n = 2r ………. (i)
n 2
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FSc-I / Ex 7.4 - 3
⇒
( n − r )! r ! = 6
( n + 1)! 11
( n − r )! (r + 1)!
⇒
n!
×
( n − r )! (r + 1)! = 6
( n − r )! r ! (n + 1)! 11
n! (r + 1)! 6
⇒ × =
r ! (n + 1)! 11
n! (r + 1) r ! 6
⇒ × =
r ! (n + 1) n! 11
(r + 1) 6
⇒ =
(n + 1) 11
⇒ 11(r + 1) = 6(n + 1)
⇒ 11(r + 1) = 6(2r + 1) ∵ n = 2r
⇒ 11r + 11= 12r + 6
⇒ 11r − 12r = 6 − 11 ⇒ − r = −5 ⇒ r =5
Putting value of r in equation (ii)
⇒ n = 10
Question # 4
How many (a) diagonals and (b) triangles can be formed by joining the vertices of
the polygon having:
(i)5 sides (ii) 8 sides (iii) 12 sides
Solution
(i)
(a) 5 sided polygon has 5 vertices,
so joining two vertices we have line segments = 5C2 = 10
Number of sides = 5
So number of diagonals = 10 – 5 = 5
(b) 5 sided polygon has 5 vertices,
so joining any three vertices we have triangles = 5C3 = 10
(ii)
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FSc-I / Ex 7.4 - 4
(a) 8 sided polygon has 8 vertices
So joining any two vertices we have line segments = 8C2 = 28
Number of sides = 8
So number of diagonals = 28 – 8 = 20
(b) 8 sided polygon has 8 vertices,
so joining any three vertices we have triangles = 8C3 = 56 .
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FSc-I / Ex 7.4 - 5
Question # 10
Prove that; n Cr + nCr −1 = n +1
Cr
Solution
n! n!
L.H.S = nCr + nCr −1 = +
( n − r )! r ! ( n − (r − 1) )! ( r − 1)!
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FSc-I / Ex 7.4 - 6
n! n!
= +
( n − r )! r ! ( n − r + 1)! ( r − 1)!
n! n!
= +
( n − r )! r ( r − 1)! ( n − r + 1)( n − r )! ( r − 1)!
n! 1 1
= +
( n − r )! ( r − 1)!
r ( n − r + 1)
n! n − r +1+ r
=
( n − r )! ( r − 1)! r ( n − r + 1)
n! n +1
=
( n − r )! ( r − 1)! r ( n − r + 1)
=
( n + 1) n!
( n − r + 1)( n − r )! r ( r − 1)!
=
( n + 1)! =
( n + 1)!
( n − r + 1)! r! ( n + 1 − r )! r!
n +1
= Cr = R.H.S
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