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Permutation and Combination Restricted Permutations <<(circular permuations) previous | next (restricted combination)>> Restricted Permutations (a) Number of permutations of n things, taken r at a time, when a particular thing is to be always included in each arrangement = r n-1 Pr-1 (b) Number of permutations of n things, taken r at a time, when a particular thing is fixed: = n-1 Pr-1 (c) Number of permutations of n things, taken r at a time, when a particular thing is never taken: = n-1 Pr. (d) Number of permutations of n things, taken r at a time, when m specified things always come together = m! x ( n-m+1) ! (e) Number of permutations of n things, taken all at a time, when m specified things always come together = n ! - [ m! x (n-m+1)! ] Example: How many words can be formed with the letters of the word OMEGA when: (i) O and A occupying end places. (ii) E being always in the middle (iii) Vowels occupying odd-places (iv) Vowels being never together. Ans. (i) When O and A occupying end-places => M.E.G. (OA) Here (OA) are fixed, hence M, E, G can be arranged in 3! ways But (O,A) can be arranged themselves is 2! ways. => Total number of words = 3! x 2! = 12 ways. (ii) When E is fixed in the middle => O.M.(E), G.A. Hence four-letter O.M.G.A. can be arranged in 4! i.e 24 ways. (iii) Three vowels (O,E,A,) can be arranged in the odd-places (1st, 3rd and 5th) = 3! ways. And two consonants (M,G,) can be arranged in the even-place (2nd, 4th) = 2 ! ways => Total number of ways= 3! x 2! = 12 ways. (iv) Total number of words = 5! = 120! If all the vowels come together, then we have: (O.E.A.), M,G These can be arranged in 3! ways. But (O,E.A.) can be arranged themselves in 3! ways. => Number of ways, when vowels come-together = 3! x 3! = 36 ways => Number of ways, when vowels being never-together = 120-36 = 84 ways. Number of Combination of n different things, taken r at a time is given by:- nCr= n! / r ! x (n-r)! Proof: Each combination consists of r different things, which can be arranged among themselves in r! ways. => For one combination of r different things, number of arrangements = r! For nCr combination number of arrangements: r nCr => Total number of permutations = r! nCr ---------------(1) But number of permutation of n different things, taken r at a time = nPr -------(2) From (1) and (2) : nPr = r! . nCr or n!/(n-r)! = r! . nCr or nCr = n!/r!x(n-r)! Note: nCr = nCn-r or nCr = n!/r!x(n-r)! and nCn-r = n!/(n-r)!x(n-(n-r))! = n!/(n-r)!xr! Restricted Combinations (a) Number of combinations of n different things taken r at a time, when p particular things are always included = n-pCr-p. (b) Number of combination of n different things, taken r at a time, when p particular things are always to be excluded = n-pCr Example: In how many ways can a cricket-eleven be chosen out of 15 players? if (i) A particular player is always chosen, (ii) A particular is never chosen. Ans: (i) A particular player is always chosen, it means that 10 players are selected out of the remaining 14 players. =. Required number of ways = 14C10 = 14C4 = 14!/4!x19! = 1365 (ii) A particular players is never chosen, it means that 11 players are selected out of 14 players. => Required number of ways = 14C11 = 14!/11!x3! = 364 (iii) Number of ways of selecting zero or more things from n different things is given by:- 2n-1 Proof: Number of ways of selecting one thing, out of n-things = nC1 Number of selecting two things, out of n-things =nC2 Number of ways of selecting three things, out of n-things =nC3 Number of ways of selecting n things out of n things = nCn =>Total number of ways of selecting one or more things out of n different things = nC1 + nC2 + nC3 + ------------- + nCn = (nC0 + nC1 + -----------------nCn) - nC0 = 2n 1 [ nC0=1] Example: John has 8 friends. In how many ways can he invite one or more of them to dinner? Ans. John can select one or more than one of his 8 friends. => Required number of ways = 28 1= 255. (iv) Number of ways of selecting zero or more things from n identical things is given by :- n+1 Example: In how many ways, can zero or more letters be selected form the letters AAAAA? Ans. Number of ways of : Selecting zero 'A's = 1 Selecting one 'A's = 1 Selecting two 'A's = 1 Selecting three 'A's = 1 Selecting four 'A's = 1 Selecting five 'A's = 1 => Required number of ways = 6 [5+1] (V) Number of ways of selecting one or more things from p identical things of one type q identical things of another type, r identical things of the third type and n different things is given by :- (p+1) (q+1) (r+1)2n 1 Example: Find the number of different choices that can be made from 3 apples, 4 bananas and 5 mangoes, if at least one fruit is to be chosen. Ans: Number of ways of selecting apples = (3+1) = 4 ways. Number of ways of selecting bananas = (4+1) = 5 ways. Number of ways of selecting mangoes = (5+1) = 6 ways. Total number of ways of selecting fruits = 4 x 5 x 6 But this includes, when no fruits i.e. zero fruits is selected => Number of ways of selecting at least one fruit = (4x5x6) -1 = 119 Note :- There was no fruit of a different type, hence here n=o => 2n = 20=1 (VI) Number of ways of selecting r things from n identical things is 1. Example: In how many ways 5 balls can be selected from 12 identical red balls? Ans. The balls are identical, total number of ways of selecting 5 balls = 1. Example: How many numbers of four digits can be formed with digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5? Ans. Here n = 5 [Number of digits] And r = 4 [ Number of places to be filled-up] Required number is 5P4 = 5!/1! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
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