Permutations and Combinations 2 Question 12

12. If r,s,t are prime numbers and p,q are the positive integers such that LCM of p,q is r2s4t2, then the number of ordered pairs (p,q) is

(2006, 3M)

(a) 252

(b) 254

(c) 225

(d) 224

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 12. (c)

Solution:

  1. Since, r,s,t are prime numbers.

Selection of p and q are as under

p q Number of ways
r0 r2 1 way
r1 r2 1 way
r2 r0,r1,r2 3 ways

Total number of ways to select, r=5

Selection of s as under

Total number of ways to select s=9 Similarly, the number of ways to select t=5

Total number of ways =5×9×5=225



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