Permutations and Combinations 2 Question 18

18. The product of any r consecutive natural numbers is always divisible by r !.

(1985, 1M)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 18. (True)

Solution:

  1. Let r consecutive integers be x+1,x+2,,x+r.

(x+1)(x+2)(x+r)=(x+r)(x+r1)(x+1)x!x!=(x+r)!(x)!r!r!=x+rCr(r)!

Thus, (x+1)(x+2)(x+r)=x+rCr(r)!, which is clearly divisible by (r)!. Hence, it is a true statement.



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