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Factorials

The document defines factorials and permutations. It explains that factorials represent the product of consecutive positive integers, and are used to calculate the number of permutations when arranging objects in a row. Various examples are provided of expanding and evaluating factorials.

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Factorials

The document defines factorials and permutations. It explains that factorials represent the product of consecutive positive integers, and are used to calculate the number of permutations when arranging objects in a row. Various examples are provided of expanding and evaluating factorials.

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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
Evaluate:
Evaluate:
Evaluate:
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
Evaluate:
Evaluate:
Evaluate:
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Evaluate:

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