FACTORIA

LS
OBJECTIVES
•Derives formula for finding the
number of permutations of n objects
taken r at a time
Subtask:
1. Define and evaluate factorials
Five beauty pageant
contestants are posing for a
picture. How many ways can
the photographer arrange them
if they are to stand in a row?
In how many ways can you
arrange different colored
buttons in a row?
The symbol for products like
321 can be written as 3!
Read as “3 factorial”
 What is the factorial notation
of:
a. 4321?
b. 54321?
c. 654321?
 Expand & evaluate:
a. 7!?
b. 3!2!
c. 4!0!
 By definition
0! = 1
1! = 1
n! means the product of a
positive integers less than n
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Prepare your pen &
notebook
Express in factorial
notation:
987654321
Express in factorial
notation:
4321321
Express in factorial
notation:
654321321
Express in factorial
notation:
432154321
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