150 likes | 390 Views
October 31, 2013. Accelerated Math II Circular Permutations. How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?. How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?. How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?.
E N D
October 31, 2013 Accelerated Math IICircular Permutations
How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?
How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?
How many different ways can we put 3 different foods on a plate?
How many different ways can we put 4 different foods on a plate?
Circular Permutation:The number of ways to arrange n distinct objects along a fixed (i.e., cannot be picked up out of the plane and turned over) circle is (n – 1)!
The number is (n – 1)! instead of the usual factorial n! since all cyclic permutations of objects are equivalent because the circle can be rotated. (n – 1)!
How many different ways can we put 3 different beads on a wire?
How many different ways can we put 3 different beads on a wire?
Reflective Permutation:When an arrangement can be reflected without any loss of context, the original number of permutations should be divided by 2.
How many different ways can we put 3 different beads on a closed wire?
How many different ways can we put 3 different beads on a closed wire?