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Find n, if (n + 1)! = 42 × (n – 1)!

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Find n, if (n + 1)! = 42 × (n – 1)!

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(n + 1)! = 42 × (n – 1)!

∴ (n + 1) n (n – 1)! = 42(n – 1)!

∴ n2 + n = 42

∴ n2 + n – 42 = 0

∴ (n + 7)(n – 6) = 0

∴ n = – 7 or n = 6

But n ≠ – 7 as n ∈ N

∴ n = 6

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Chapter 3: Permutations and Combination - Exercise 3.2 [Page 49]

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