Question
If P(n ,5) = 20.P(n, 3), find n.

Answer

We have,

P(n ,5) = 20.P(n, 3)

$\Rightarrow \frac{\text{n!}}{(\text{n-5})!}=20\times\frac{\text{n!}}{(\text{n-3)}!}$ 

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{(\text{n}-5)}!= \frac{20}{(\text{n}-3)(\text{n}-3 -1)(\text{n}-3-2)!}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{(\text{n}-5)!}= \frac{20}{(\text{n}-3)(\text{n}-4)\text{n}-5)!}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{(\text{n}-3)(\text{n}-4)(\text{n}-5)!}{(\text{n}-5)!}= 20$ 

$\Rightarrow (\text{n}-3)(\text{n}-4) =20$

$\Rightarrow \text{n}^2-4\text{n}-3\text{n}-8=0$

$\Rightarrow \text{n}^2+7\text{n}-8=0$

$\Rightarrow \text{n}^2-8\text{n}+1\text{n}-8=0$

$\Rightarrow \text{n}(\text{n}-8)+1(\text{n}-8)= 0$

$\Rightarrow (\text{n}-8)(\text{n}+1)= 0$

$\Rightarrow \text{n}-3 = 0$

$\Rightarrow \text{n} = 8 [\because\text{n}\neq-1]$

Hence, $ \text{n} = 8$ 

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