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Question # 1 (i)
12! 12! 12 11 10 9! 12 11 10 1320
12
C3 = = = = = = 220 Answer
(12 3)! 3! 9! 3! 9! 3! 3! 6
20! 20! 20 19 18 17! 20 19 18 6840
(ii) 20
C17 = = = = = = 1140 Answer
( 20 17 )!17! 3!17! 3!17! 3! 6
n! n (n 1)(n 2)(n 3)(n 4)! n (n 1)(n 2)(n 3)
(iii) n
C4 = = = Answer
( n 4 )! 4! ( n 4 )! 4! 4!

Question # 2 (i)
Since nC5 = nC4
nCn 5 = nC4 Q nCr = nCnr
n5=4 n= 4+5 n=9
12 11 12 11 10! 12!
(ii) n
C10 = nC10 = nC10 =
2! 2!10! (12 10)!10!
nC10 = 12C10 n = 12 .
(iii)
Do yourself as Q # 2 (i)

Question # 3 (i)
Cr = 35 and n Pr = 210
n

n! n!
Since nCr = 35 = 35 = 35 r ! . (i)
( n r )! r ! ( n r )!
n!
Also n Pr = 210 = 210 (ii)
( n r )!
Comparing (i) and (ii)
35 r ! = 210
210
r!= r ! = 6 r ! = 3! r = 3
35
Putting value of r in equation (ii)
n!
= 210
( n 3)!
n (n 1)(n 2)(n 3)!
= 210
( n 3 )!
n (n 1)(n 2) = 210 n (n 1)(n 2) = 7 6 5
n= 7

(ii) n1
Cr 1 : nCr : n+1Cr +1 = 3: 6 :11
n1 (n 1)! n!
First consider Cr 1 : nCr = 3: 6 : = 3:6
( n 1 r + 1)! (r 1)! ( n r )! r !
(n 1)!

(n 1)!
:
n!
= 3: 6
( n r )! (r 1)! = 3
( n r )! (r 1)! ( n r )! r ! n! 6
( n r )! r !
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(n 1)!

( n r )! r ! = 1
(n 1)! r ! 1
=
( n r )! (r 1)! n! 2 (r 1)! n! 2
(n 1)! r (r 1)! 1 r 1
= = n = 2r . (i)
(r 1)! n (n 1)! 2 n 2
Now consider
n! (n + 1)!
n
Cr : n +1Cr +1 = 6 :11 : = 6 :11
( n r )! r ! ( n + 1 r 1)! (r + 1)!
n!

n!
:
(n + 1)!
= 6 :11
( n r )! r ! =
6
( n r )! r ! ( n r )! (r + 1)! (n + 1)! 11
( n r )! (r + 1)!

n!

( n r )! (r + 1)! = 6
n ! (r + 1)! 6
=
( n r )! r ! (n + 1)! 11 r ! (n + 1)! 11
n ! (r + 1) r ! 6 (r + 1) 6
= = 11(r + 1) = 6(n + 1)
r ! (n + 1) n! 11 (n + 1) 11
11(r + 1) = 6(2r + 1) Q n = 2r
11r + 11 = 12r + 6 11r 12r = 6 11
r = 5 r =5
Putting value of r in equation (ii)
n = 2(5) n = 10

Question # 4 (i)
(a) 5 sided polygon has 5 vertices,
so joining two vertices we have line segments = 5C2 = 10
Number of sides = 5
So number of diagonals = 10 5 = 5
(b) 5 sided polygon has 5 vertices,
so joining any three vertices we have triangles = 5C3 = 10
Question # 4 (ii)
(a) 8 sided polygon has 8 vertices
So joining any two vertices we have line segments = 8C2 = 28
Number of sides = 8
So number of diagonals = 28 8 = 20
(b) 8 sided polygon has 8 vertices,
so joining any three vertices we have triangles = 8C3 = 56 .
Question # 4 (iii)
Do yourself as above.

Queston # 5
Number of boys = 12
So committees formed taking 3 boys = 12C3 = 220
Number of girls = 8
So committees formed by taking 2 girls = = 8C2 = 28
Now total committees formed including 3 boys and 2 girls = 220 28 = 6160

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Question # 6
Number of persons = 8
Since two particular persons are included in every committee so we have to find
combinations of 6 persons 3 at a time = 6C3 = 20
Hence number of committees = 20
Question # 7
The number of player = 15
So combination, taking 11 player at a time = 15C11 = 1365
Now if one particular player is in each collection
then number of combination = 14C10 = 1001

Question # 8
L.H.S = 16C11 + 16C10
16! 16! 16! 16!
= + = +
(16 11)! 11! (16 10 )! 10! 5! 11! 6! 10!
16! 16! 16! 1 1
= + = +
5! 11 10! 6 5! 10! 10! 5! 11 6
16! 6 + 11 16! 17 16! 17
= = =
10! 5! 66 10! 5! 66 10! 5! 11 6
17 16! 17! 17!
= = = = 17C11 = R.H.S
11 10! 6 5! 11! 6! 11! (17 11)!
Alternative
L.H.S = 16C11 + 16C10 = 4368 + 8008 = 12276 .... (i)
R.H.S = 17C11 = 12376 (ii)
From (i) and (ii)
L.H.S = R.H.S

Question # 9
Number of men = 8
Number of women = 10
(i) We have to form combination of 4 women out of 10 and 3 men out of 8
= 10C4 8C3 = 210 36 = 11760
(ii) At the most 4 women means that women are less than or equal to 4, which implies
the following possibilities (1W ,6M ) , ( 2W ,5M ) , ( 3W ,4M ) , ( 4W ,3M ) , ( 7 M )
= 10C1 8C6 + 10C2 8C5 + 10C3 8C4 + 10C4 8C3 + 8C7
= (10 )( 28) + ( 45 )( 56 ) + (120 )( 70 ) + ( 210 )( 56 ) + ( 8)
= 280 + 2520 + 8400 + 11760 + 8
= 22968
(iii) At least 4 women means that women are greater than or equal to 4, which implies
the following possibilities ( 4W ,3M ) , ( 5W ,2M ) , ( 6W ,1M ) , ( 7W )
= 10C4 8C3 + 10C5 8C2 + 10C6 8C1 + 10C7
= ( 210 )( 56 ) + ( 252 )( 28) + ( 210 )(8 ) + 120
= 11760 + 7056 + 1680 + 120
= 20616
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Question # 10
n! n!
L.H.S = nCr + nCr 1 = +
( n r )! r ! ( n (r 1) )! ( r 1)!
n! n!
= +
( n r )! r ! ( n r + 1)! ( r 1)!
n! n!
= +
( n r )! r ( r 1)! ( n r + 1)( n r )! ( r 1)!
n! 1 1
= +
( n r )! ( r 1)!
r ( n r + 1)
n! n r +1+ r
=
( n r )! ( r 1)! r ( n r + 1)
n! n +1
=
( n r )! ( r 1)!
r ( n r + 1)
=
( n + 1) n!
( n r + 1)( n r )! r ( r 1)!
=
( n + 1)! =
( n + 1)!
( n r + 1)! r! ( n + 1 r )! r!
= n +1Cr = R.H.S

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