Lesson Plan 2 Distinguishable Permutation
Lesson Plan 2 Distinguishable Permutation
Recall Recall
"Last time, we learned about
permutations, where the arrangement of
objects matters. Can anyone remind us
what a permutation is?" Students will raise their hands.
Yes, Dave.
What is permutation? (Expected responses )
"It’s an arrangement of items where order
matters." or "It’s finding how many ways
we can arrange things."
4!
P(4, 4) =
( 4−4 ) !
4.3 .2.1
=
1
= 24
LESSON PROPER/DISCUSSION:
(Teacher will define what distinguishable
permutation is).
Problem 1:
A librarian has 8 books to arrange on a
shelf. Out of these, 4 are identical copies
of a novel, 2 are identical copies of a I think we need to use the formula of
poetry book, and 2 are identical copies of distinguishable objects. Which is P =
a history book. How many distinct n!
arrangements can the librarian make? p! q!r!
Yes, Justine!
Problem 2:
How many distinct arrangements can be
made from the letters in the word
"BALLOONS"?
Solution:
The word "BALLOONS" has 8 letters:
n =8 (letters)
B=1
A=1
L =2
O =2
N=1
S=1
n!
P=
p! q!r!
8!
P=
2! 2 !
Calculate the factorials,
8.7 .6 .5.4 .3.2 .1
P=
2.12.1
20,160
P=
2
P= 10080
Final Answer:
The letters in "BALLOONS" can be
arranged in 10,080 distinct ways.
Problem 3:
How many distinct arrangements can be
made from the letters in the word
STATISTICS.
Solution:
S=3
T=3 ( student will answer the problem )
I=2 n!
P=
p! q!r!
C =1
10 !
Substitute these values into the formula: P=
3! 2! 2 !
n = 10 10.9.8 .7 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2.1
P=
p=3 3.2.1 3.2 .12.1
q=3 604,800
P=
12
r=2
P = 50,400 ways
Substitute the values:
n!
P=
p! q!r!
10 !
P=
3! 2! 2 !
Calculate the factorials,
10.9.8 .7 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2.1
P=
3.2.1 3.2 .12.1
604,800
P=
12
P = 50,400
The letters in “STATISTICS’’ can be ( students answer may vary)
arranged in 50400 distinct ways.
GENERALIZATION
APPLICATION/ASSESSMENT
Individual Practice:
Solve these problems:
1. "In how many ways can the letters of
'SUCCESS' be arranged?"
2. "A factory has 9 identical red boxes and
5 identical blue boxes. How many unique
arrangements can be made?"
ASSIGNMENT:
For your homework, solve additional
problems from the textbook on the
distinguishable permutations. (p. 296 no.
6, and 10 )
PREPARED BY:
EXEJOY L. BERTE
STUDENT INTERN
CHECCKED BY:
MR. EDMUND T.
GONZAGA
CRITIC
TEACHER