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6.Permutation and Combination
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If $^{{n^2} - n}{C_2}{ = ^{{n^2} - n}}{C_{10}}$, then $n = $
A
$12$
B
$4$ only
C
$- 3$ only
D
$4$ or $- 3$
Solution
(d) $^{{n^2} – n}{C_2}{ = ^{{n^2} – n}}{C_{10}}{ \Rightarrow ^{{n^2} – n}}{C_{{n^2} – n – 2}}{ = ^{{n^2} – n}}{C_{10}}$
$ \Rightarrow {n^2} – n – 2 = 10$ or $n = 4,\; – 3$.
Standard 11
Mathematics