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6.Permutation and Combination
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Each of the $10$ letters $A,H,I,M,O,T,U,V,W$ and $X$ appears same when looked at in a mirror. They are called symmetric letters. Other letters in the alphabet are asymmetric letters. How many three letters computer passwords can be formed (no repetition allowed) with at least one symmetric letter ?
A
$720$
B
$12240$
C
$3360$
D
$14880$
Solution
$\left( \,\underset{Total\,\,\operatorname{se}lections}{\mathop{^{26}{{C}_{3}}}}\,-\,\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\operatorname{se}lection\,\,excluding \\
symmetric\,\,letters
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{^{16}{{C}_{3}}}}\, \right)\times 3!=12240$
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