MAT 2720 Discrete Mathematics Section 6 2 Permutations
























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	MAT 2720 Discrete Mathematics Section 6. 2 Permutations and Combinations http: //myhome. spu. edu/lauw
 
	Goals l Permutations and Combinations • Definitions • Formulas • Binomial Coefficients
 
	Permutations
 
	Example 1 6 persons are competing for 4 prizes. How many different outcomes are possible? Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:
 
	r-permutations A r-permutation of n distinct objects is an ordering of an r-element subset of
 
	r-permutations A r-permutation of n distinct objects is an ordering of an r-element subset of The number of all possible ordering:
 
	Example 1 6 persons are competing for 4 prizes. How many different outcomes are possible?
 
	Theorem
 
	Example 2 100 persons enter into a contest. How many possible ways to select the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd prize winner?
 
	Example 3(a) How many 3 -permutations of the letters A, B, C , D, E, and F are possible?
 
	Example 3(b) How many permutations of the letters A, B, C , D, E, and F are possible. Note that, “permutations” means “ 6 permutations”.
 
	Example 3(c) How many permutations of the letters A, B, C , D, E, and F contains the substring DEF?
 
	Example 3(d) How many permutations of the letters A, B, C , D, E, and F contains the letters D, E, and F together in any order?
 
	Combinations l l You probably have seen this formula before. One of the goals here is to explain to you why the formula you have learned in other classes is correct.
 
	Example 4 How many ways to select a 3 -person committee from a group of 10 persons?
 
	Example 4 We know how to do it if the 3 persons are ranked. .
 
	r-combinations A r-combination of n distinct objects is an unordered selection of an r-element subset of
 
	r-combinations A r-combination of n distinct objects is an unordered selection of an r-element subset of The number of all possible selection:
 
	Example 4 How many ways to select a 3 -person committee from a group of 10 persons?
 
	Theorem
 
	Theorem
 
	Example 5 How many ways to select a committee of 2 women and 3 men from a group of 5 women and 6 men?
 
	Example 6(a) Given a standard deck of 52 playing cards. How many 5 -card hands are possible?
 
	Example 6(b) Given a standard deck of 52 playing cards. How many 5 -card hands with the same suit are possible?
