Find the value of if= 10a)2b)5c)10d)1Correct answer is option 'C'. Can...
nPr = 10
nPr = n!/(n-r)!
10 = n!/(n-1)!
10 = [n!.(n-1)!]/(n-1)!
n! = 10
Find the value of if= 10a)2b)5c)10d)1Correct answer is option 'C'. Can...
**Solution:**
To find the value of n, we need to solve the equation nP1 = 10.
**Permutation Formula:**
\(nP1 = n!\)
The factorial of a number n is the product of all positive integers from 1 to n.
**Simplifying the equation:**
Using the permutation formula, we can simplify the equation as follows:
\(nP1 = n!\)
Since there is only 1 element in the permutation, the factorial of 1 is equal to 1.
Therefore, the equation becomes:
\(n! = 10\)
**Solving the equation:**
To find the value of n, we can try different values of n and calculate their factorial until we find the value that satisfies the equation.
Let's try the given options one by one:
- For option a) n = 2
\(2! = 2 \times 1 = 2\)
Since 2 is not equal to 10, option a) is incorrect.
- For option b) n = 5
\(5! = 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 120\)
Since 120 is not equal to 10, option b) is also incorrect.
- For option c) n = 10
\(10! = 10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 3628800\)
Since 3628800 is not equal to 10, option c) is incorrect.
- For option d) n = 1
\(1! = 1\)
Since 1 is equal to 10, option d) is correct.
Therefore, the value of n that satisfies the equation nP1 = 10 is n = 1, which corresponds to option d).
Hence, the correct answer is option 'd'.