Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.2 Permutations - Exercise Set 11.2 - Page 702: 71

Answer

The number of ways to arrange the people in a line is\[14,400\].

Work Step by Step

Calculation of number of ways to arrange the people in a line can be done with the above mentioned formula: Compute the number of ways to arrange the people in a line using the equation as shown below: \[\begin{align} & _{n}{{P}_{r}}=\frac{n!}{\left( n-r \right)!} \\ & _{5}{{P}_{5}}{{\times }_{5}}{{P}_{5}}=\frac{5!}{\left( 5-5 \right)!}\times \frac{5!}{\left( 5-5 \right)!} \\ & =\frac{5\times 4\times 3\times 2\times 1}{1}\times \frac{5\times 4\times 3\times 2\times 1}{1} \\ & =14,400 \end{align}\]
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