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OpenStudy (anonymous):

induction question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\left(\begin{matrix}15 \\ 8\end{matrix}\right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

determine the value

myininaya (myininaya):

\[\frac{15!}{8!(15-8)!}=\frac{15 \cdot 14 \cdot 13 \ \cdot 12 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8!}{8! \cdot 7!}=\frac{15 \cdot 14 \cdot 13 \cdot 12 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9}{7!}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ty

myininaya (myininaya):

no problem we can reduce the fraction more

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so just multiply the top?

myininaya (myininaya):

\[\frac{5 \cdot 3 \cdot 2 \cdot 7 \cdot 13 \cdot 4 \cdot 3 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9}{7 \cdot 6 \cdot 5 \cdot 4 \cdot 3 \cdot 2}\] \[=\frac{13 \cdot 3 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9}{6}=\frac{13 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9}{2}\]

myininaya (myininaya):

yes now you just multiply the top

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so how exactly do u break up 7!

myininaya (myininaya):

14=2(7) there is 7 on bottom so the 7's cancel

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so u went from 7! to 7 . 6 . 5 . 4 . 3 . 2

myininaya (myininaya):

\[a!=a \cdot (a-1) \cdot (a-2) \cdot \cdot \cdot 3 \cdot 2 \cdot 1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

kk tyvm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer would be 6435

myininaya (myininaya):

and also we could have divided top by 2 and bottom by 2 because 10=2(5) right?

myininaya (myininaya):

\[13 \cdot 11 \cdot 5 \cdot 9\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

myininaya (myininaya):

yes 6435 is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ty :)

myininaya (myininaya):

np

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