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Factorials A Module 1 2

The document is a worksheet on factorials that contains examples and problems involving factorials. It asks the reader to: 1) Determine if factorials can be defined for negative numbers (they cannot) 2) Express various multiplications in factorial form 3) Match factorial expressions with equivalent expressions 4) Simplify and evaluate various factorial expressions 5) Simplify additional factorial expressions involving variables It then provides the answers to these problems.

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Factorials A Module 1 2

The document is a worksheet on factorials that contains examples and problems involving factorials. It asks the reader to: 1) Determine if factorials can be defined for negative numbers (they cannot) 2) Express various multiplications in factorial form 3) Match factorial expressions with equivalent expressions 4) Simplify and evaluate various factorial expressions 5) Simplify additional factorial expressions involving variables It then provides the answers to these problems.

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Factorials Worksheet

1. Can a factorial be defined for a negative number?

2. Express in factorial form:

a) 6x5x4x3x2x1
b) 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1
c) 3x2x1
d) 9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1

3. Match each expression on the left with an equivalent expression on the right.

Letter
A 14 ! 1
10100
13!
B 52! 2
6!
51!
C 101! 3
52
99!
D 20 × 19! 4 10!
E 90 × 8! 5 14
F 30 × 4! 6 20!

4. Determine the value for each expression. Simplify fully before using a calculator.

8! 19! 21! 9! 155! 93!


a) b) c) d) e) f)
5! 13! 17 ! 4! 7 !2! 152! 89! 4 !

5. Determine the value for each expression. Simplify fully before using a calculator.

10 ! 21! 9! 12! 7! 7!
a) b) c) d) e) +
5! 14 ! 3!6! 8! 4! 2!5! 4!3!

15! 15! 5! 11!


f) + g) 2 × h) 3 ×
9!6! 10!5! 2!3! 7 ! 4!
6. Simplify fully where n ∈W

a) 12 x 11 x 10 x 9! b) 72 x 7! c) n (n − 1 ) !

d) n ! (n + 1 ) e) (n − 1 ) ! (n + n )
2
f) (n+4)(n+5)(n+3)!

n! (n + 2) !
g) n ! (n + 3n + 2 )
2
h) i)
(n − 2) ! (n − 1 ) !

Answers

1) No
5)
2) a) 30240
a) 6! b) 586051200
b) 8! c) 84
c) 1! d) 495
d) 9! e) 56
f) 8008
3) (A,5) , (B,3) , (C,1) , (D,6) , (E,4) , g) 20
(F,2) h) 990

4) 6)
a) 336 a) 12!
b) 19535040 b) 9!
c) 5985 c) n!
d) 36 d) (n+1)!
e) 3652110 e) (n+1)!
f) 2919735 f) (n+5)!
g) (n+2)!
h) n(n-1)
i) (n+2)(n+1)(n)

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