Combinations

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Combinations: Overview

The topic discusses combinations and its relationship with permutations. It also derives formulas and theorems for combinations. Some examples and exercises will also be solved here for better understanding.

Important Questions on Combinations

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If 15C3r=15Cr+3, then the value of r is

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If  20Cr+2=20C2r-3, find 12Cr.

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An examination paper consists of 12 questions divided into parts A & B. Part-A contains 7 questions & Part-B contains 5 questions. A candidate is required to attempt 8 questions selecting 3 at least from each part. In how many maximum ways can the candidate select the questions?

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The total number of paths from the origin to the point 9,9 in the cartesian plane which never pass through 5,5, where paths consisting only of steps going 1 unit North or 1 unit East, is

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A student is allowed to select at most n books from  collection of   ( 2n+1 ) books. If  the total number of ways in which he can select at least one books is 63, find the value of n

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The number of distinct terms in the expansion x1+x2+x3+.....+xn3

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Two numbers a and b are chosen at random from the set 1,2,3,,......,7n. The probability that a4-b4 is divisible by 7 is 

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What is combination in mathematics?

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If total number of students is 10 and number of students to be selected or permutated is 5. Find the number of ways of selection and permutation and state the difference between permutation and combination.

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If total number of students is 8 and number of students to be selected or permutated is 6. Find the number of ways of selection and permutation and state the difference between permutation and combination.

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If total number of students is 15 and number of students to be selected or permutated is 7. Find the number of ways of selection and permutation and state the difference between permutation and combination.

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If total number of students is 12 and number of students to be selected or permutated is 4. Find the number of ways of selection and permutation and state the difference between permutation and combination.

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If total number of students is 8 and number of students to be selected or permutated is 4. Find the number of ways of selection and permutation and state the difference between permutation and combination.

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Two classrooms A and B having capacity of 25 and n-25 seats, respectively. Let An denotes the number of possible sitting arrangements of room A, when n students are to be seated in these rooms, starting from room A which is to be filled up full to its capacity. If An-An-1=25!C2549, then n equals

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C2n4n:Cn2n=1.3.5.(4n-1)]:[1.3.5(2n-1)2.

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If C4n=210 then n=

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Let E denote the set of letters of the English alphabet, V=a,e,i,o,u and C be the complement of V in E. Then, the number of four-letter words (where repetitions of letters are allowed) having at least one letter from V and at least one letter from C is

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Find the number of ways of selecting a cricket team of 11 players from 7 batsman and 6 bowlers such that there will be atleast 5 bowlers in the team.

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If C5n=C6n, then Cn13=

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If Crn denotes the number of combinations of 'n' things taken 'r' at a time, then the expression Cr+1n+Cr-1n+2Crn equals