CONCLUSION OF APPLICATION OF COMBINATION

Firstly, solution to the evaluation.

(1) How many diagonals can be formed in a pentagon.

Solution

A pentagon has 5 sides. We obtain the diagonals by joining the vertices in pairs.

Total number of sides and diagonals = 5C2 = 5! / 2! * 3! = 10

This includes it’s 5 sides also. Thus diagonal = 10 – 5 = 5. Hence, the number of diagonals = 5.

Sub-topic: APPLICATION OF COMBINATION

(1) There are five comics numbered from 1 to 5. In how many ways can they be arranged, so that
part-1 and pary-2 are never together.
Solution
The total number of ways in which 5 parts can be arranged = 5! = 120
The total number of ways in which part -1 and part -2 are always together = 4! * 2! = 48.
Therefore, the total number of arrangements, in which they are not together = 120 – 48 = 72.
(2) In how many ways can 10 examination papers be arranged so that the best and the worst
papers never come together.
Solution
Number of ways in which 10 papers can be arranged = 10! Ways.
When the best and the worst papers come together, regarding the two as one paper, we have
only 9 papers. These 9 papers can be arranged in 9! Ways.
And the two papers can be arranged themselves in 2! Ways.
Number of arrangement when best and worst paper do not come together = 10! – 9! * 2! = 9!
(10 – 2 ) = 9! * 8.
Evaluation
(1) In a party every person shakes hands with every other person. If there 105 hands shakes,
find the number of persons in the party.
Assignment
(1) When six fair coins are tossed simultaneously, in how many of the outcomes will at
most three of the coins turn up as heads.

NB: The solution to the evaluation will be provided in our next lesson and the assignment given
should be solved and compiled together by the students and to be submitted when school resumes.