Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Counting Principles, Permutations, and Combinations - Exercise Set - Page 1103: 5

Answer

The required solution is $720$

Work Step by Step

We know that the representation $_{n}{{P}_{r}}$ implies that the number of possible well-organized arrangements of n items is taken r at a time. And the number of possible well-organized arrangements of n items taken r at a time can be evaluated as: $_{n}{{P}_{r}}=\frac{n!}{\left( n-r \right)!}$ And the provided expression is $_{6}{{P}_{6}}$. Here, $ n=6,r=6$. Put the value of n, r in the above formula. Then: $\begin{align} & _{6}{{P}_{6}}=\frac{6!}{\left( 6-6 \right)!} \\ & =\frac{6!}{0!} \\ & =\frac{6\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2\cdot 1}{0!} \end{align}$ Since, $0!=1$. Therefore, $\begin{align} & \frac{6\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2\cdot 1}{0!}=\frac{6\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2\cdot 1}{1} \\ & =\frac{720}{1} \\ & =720 \end{align}$ Thus, $_{6}{{P}_{6}}=720$
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