WAEC - Further Mathematics (2016 - No. 13)
Simplify \(\frac{^{n}P_{5}}{^{n}C_{5}}\).
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Paliwanag
\(\frac{^{n}P_{5}}{^{n}C_{5}} = \frac{n!}{(n-5)!} ÷ \frac{n!}{(n-5)!5!}\)
= \(\frac{n!}{(n-5)!} \times \frac{(n-5)!5!}{n!} = 5! = 120\)
\(\frac{^{n}P_{5}}{^{n}C_{5}} = \frac{n!}{(n-5)!} ÷ \frac{n!}{(n-5)!5!}\)
= \(\frac{n!}{(n-5)!} \times \frac{(n-5)!5!}{n!} = 5! = 120\)