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Grade 12Algebra

tHE NO. OF DIFFERENT SIGNALS CAN BE GIVEN USING ANY NUMBER OF FLAGS FROM 4flags of different colour is?

The answer is given as 64.

Plz.explain...

Profile image of Chilukuri Sai Kartik
16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Sona Srivastava
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer16 Years ago

signals using one flag = 4

signals using two flags = (4C2)(2!) .... 4C2-for choosing 2 flags and 2! for their arrangment

signals using three flags = (4C3)(3!)

signals using four flags = (4C4)(4!) 

adding all up gives 64  

Profile image of Prasanjeet Mohanty Mohanty
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer16 Years ago

In giving a signal, the order of the placement of colours is important,i.e a red and blue signal is different than the blue and red signal. Hence the order is very important.

Therefore the required no. of ways=4P1 +4P2 +4P3 +4P4 =4+12+24+24=64