lesson 1 nov 16 09
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Counting
A.K.A. Combinatorics
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In how many ways can 5 people be seated in a straight line?
A nickel and a quarter and a dime are tossed on a table. Create a tree diagram to determine how many ways these coins can land on the table. (The order in which the coins land doesn't matter; it will next week.)
The Fundamental Principle of Counting
If there are M ways to do a first thing and N ways to do a second thing, then there are M x N ways to do both things.
Example: How many outfits can be made from 3 pants and 4 shirts?
In how many ways can six students be seated in 8 vacant seats?
Factorial Notation
Definition:n! = n•(n1)•(n2)•(n3)• ......•3•2•10! = 1
Examples:4! = 4•3•2•14! = 24
Examples:6! = 6•5•4•3•2•16! = 720
On the calculator:[MATH] [<] [4]
n! = 5 (n2)!Given the following
Solve for n
n!(n+2)! = 12
GivenSolve for n
(a) How many “words” of 4 different letters each can be made from the letters A, E, I, O, R, S, T?
(b) How many of these words begin with a vowel and end with a consonant?
(c) In how many of these words do vowels and consonants alternate?
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