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Permutations, Combination and Binomial Expansion

Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Statistics

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1

Fundamental Principles of Counting

  • Addition Principle: If there are m ways to do one task and n ways to do another task, then there are (m + n) ways to do either task
  • Multiplication Principle: If there are m ways to do one task and n ways to do another task, then there are (m × n) ways to do both tasks together
  • The word 'OR' indicates addition while 'AND' indicates multiplication
2

Factorial and Its Properties

  • Factorial n is denoted by n! and equals the product of all natural numbers from 1 to n
  • n! = n × (n-1) × (n-2) × ... × 3 × 2 × 1
  • By convention, 0! = 1 and 1! = 1
3

Permutations

  • Permutation is an arrangement of objects where order matters
  • ⁿPᵣ represents the number of ways to arrange r objects from n distinct objects
  • In permutations, AB and BA are considered different arrangements
4

Combinations

  • Combination is a selection of objects where order does not matter
  • ⁿCᵣ represents the number of ways to select r objects from n distinct objects
  • In combinations, AB and BA are considered the same selection

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If there are m distinct thingsIf the first operation can beThe product of natural numbers fromThe number of ways to arrangeThe number of ways to select

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