Dividing Factorials #1
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Dividing Factorials #1

Dividing Factorials #2

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Dividing Factorials In The Form:   n! - (n-2)!

                                                                (n-1)!

A.  This reduces to the following:

n(n - 1) - 1

  n - 1

B.  Examples:

Ex [1]  7! - 5! = _______

             6!

a.  The numerator of the answer is 7(6) - 1 = 41.

b.  The denominator of the answer is simply 6.

c.  The answer is 41/6.

Ex [2]  10! - 8! = _______

               9!

a.  The numerator is 10(9) - 1 = 89.

b.  The denominator is 9.

c.  The answer is 89/9.

 

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