Algebra II : Multiplying and Dividing Factorials

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Example Questions

Example Question #63 : Factorials

Divide the factorials:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To simplify this, we will need to evaluate the parentheses first.  Do not distribute the integer two into the binomial, or the factorial value will change.

Expand the factorials.

Simplify the top and bottom terms.

The answer is:  

Example Question #64 : Factorials

Multiply:  

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Explanation:

Simplify the inner parentheses and expand the factorials.

Cancel out common terms.

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Example Question #65 : Factorials

Multiply:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this, we will need to expand all the factorials.

Cancel all the common terms and write the remaining numbers.

The answer is:  

Example Question #66 : Factorials

Divide:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to simplify the factorials, expand all the terms first.  

Simplify the numerator and denominator.

The answer is:  

Example Question #61 : Factorials

Multiply:   

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate by expanding the factorial in the parentheses.  The zero factorial is a special case which equals to one.

The answer is:  

Example Question #68 : Factorials

Divide:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate by expanding the terms of the factorials.

Cancel out the common terms in the first fraction.

Change the division sign to a multiplication and take the reciprocal of the second quantity.

The answer is:  

Example Question #69 : Factorials

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate the terms in the parentheses first.

Expand the factorials.

The fraction, after simplifying all the terms, becomes:

The answer is:  

Example Question #70 : Factorials

Solve the factorials:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the terms in parentheses first.

Evaluate each factorial by writing out the terms.

Simplify the parentheses.

Simplify all the common terms.

The answer is:  

Example Question #211 : Mathematical Relationships And Basic Graphs

Try without a calculator.

True or false: 

Possible Answers:

False

True

Correct answer:

False

Explanation:

It is not necessary - and in fact, without a calculator, it is inconvenient - to calculate  to determine whether this is true or false. 

 - or  factorial - is defined to be the product of the integers from 1 to . Therefore, 

 

If we continue to look at factorials, we can see that 

It can already be seen that  and all higher factorials will be greater than , so it follows that the statement  is false.

Example Question #61 : Multiplying And Dividing Factorials

Simplify the expression. 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

By expanding the factorials and the powers it is a lot easier to see what terms will cancel.

In this example everything in the denominator cancels leaving a 6,7,x, and y in the numerator.

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