Question #3b8b6

1 Answer
Nov 25, 2017

Solution: #n=7 ;((7-2)!) /((7-3)!)=(5!)/(4!)= 5#

Explanation:

#((n-2)!) /((n-3)!)=5 or((n-2) * cancel((n-3)...* 2.* 1))/ cancel((n-3)*(n-4)...*2.*1)=5 # or

# (n-2)=5 :. n=7 # . Solution: #n=7#

Verification :#((n-2)!) /((n-3)!)= ((7-2)!) /((7-3)!)#

#=(5!)/(4!)= (5*cancel(4*3*2*1))/cancel(4*3*2*1)=5 # (Verified)