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Answer the following: Four parallel lines intersect another set of five parallel lines. Find the number of distinct parallelograms formed - Mathematics and Statistics

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Answer the following:

Four parallel lines intersect another set of five parallel lines. Find the number of distinct parallelograms formed

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To form a parallelogram, we have to select any 2 of 4 parallel lines and any 2 of another 5 parallel lines for intersecting.

∴ the number of parallelograms which can be formed

= 4C2 × 5C2

= `(4!)/(2!2!) xx (5!)/(2!3!)`

= `(4 xx 3)/(2 xx 1) xx (5 xx 4)/(2 xx 1)`

= 6 × 10

= 60.

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Chapter 3: Permutations and Combination - Miscellaneous Exercise 3.2 [Page 68]

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Balbharati Mathematics and Statistics 2 (Arts and Science) [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 3 Permutations and Combination
Miscellaneous Exercise 3.2 | Q II. (17) | Page 68

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