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Find the value of n if (n + 1)! = 20(n − 1)!

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Find the value of n if (n + 1)! = 20(n − 1)!

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(n + 1)! = 20(n – 1)!

(n + 1) n(n – 1)! = 20(n – 1)!

n(n + 1) = 20

n2 + n – 20 = 0

n2 + 5n – 4n – 20 = 0

n(n + 5) – 4(n + 5) = 0

(n – 4)(n + 5) = 0

n – 4 = 0 or n + 5 = 0

n = 4 or n = – 5

But n = – 5 is not possible.

∴ n = 4

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अध्याय 4: Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction - Exercise 4.1 [पृष्ठ १६६]

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अध्याय 4 Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction
Exercise 4.1 | Q 16. (i) | पृष्ठ १६६

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