Friday, December 4, 2015

combinations and permutations

1) Suppose we wish to arrange 5 people {a, b, c, d, e}, standing side by side, for a portrait. How many such distinct portraits (“permutations”) are possible?
2) {a, b, c, d, e} arranging 5 objects, in such a way that “a” is always first. How many different orders count as being distinct
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3) Now suppose we start with the same 5 people {a, b, c, d, e}, but we wish to make portraits of only k = 3 of them at a time. How many such distinct portraits are possible?
4) Finally suppose that instead of portraits (“permutations”), we wish to form committees (“combinations”) of 3 people from the original 5. How many such distinct committees are possible?
5) Suppose we wish to arrange 5 people {a, b, c, d, e} around a circular table. How many such table arrangements are possible? 



Monday, February 23, 2015

Factoring 1


QUADRATICS WITH LEADING COEFFICIENT IS
NOT A ONE. CLICK HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exhmYgJ1kqM&t=72s


Reviewing the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY





A quick review of FOILing. BELOW