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==Solution 1==
 
==Solution 1==
  
<math>100</math>
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We can use subtraction of fractions to get <cmath>\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!} = 110 -10 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100}.</cmath>
  
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==Solution 2==
  
<math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}</math>
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Factoring out <math>9!</math> gives <math>\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{9!(11 \cdot 10 - 10)}{9!} = 110-10=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}</math>.
  
==Solution 1==
 
  
We can use subtraction of fractions to get <cmath>\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!} = 110 -10 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100}.</cmath>
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==Solution 3==
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<math>\dfrac{11!-10!}{9!}</math>
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consider 10 as n
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<math>\dfrac{(n+1)!-n!}{(n-1)!}</math>
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simpify
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<math>\dfrac{(n+1)n!-(-1)n!}{(n-1)!}</math> = <math>\dfrac{n(n!)}{(n-1)!}</math> = <math>\dfrac{n(n(n-1)!)}{(n-1)!}</math> = <math>\dfrac{n(n)(1)}{(1}</math> = <math>\dfrac{n^2}{1}</math>
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subsitute n as 10 again 
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<math>\dfrac{10^2}{1}</math>
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answer is <math>10^2</math> which is 100
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==Solution 4==
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We are given the equation <math>\frac{11!-10!}{9!}</math>
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This is equivalent to <math>\frac{11(10!) - 1(10!)}{9!}</math>
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Simplifying, we get <math>\frac{(11-1)(10!)}{9!}</math>, which equals <math>10 \cdot 10</math>.
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Therefore, the answer is <math>10^2</math> = <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}</math>.
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==Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!!!)==
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https://youtu.be/r5G98oPPyNM
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==Solution 3==
 
  
Factoring out <math>9!</math> gives <math>\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{9!(11 \cdot 10 - 10)}{9!} = 110-10=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}</math>.
 
  
 
==Video Solution==
 
==Video Solution==
 
https://youtu.be/VIt6LnkV4_w
 
https://youtu.be/VIt6LnkV4_w
  
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https://youtu.be/CrS7oHDrvP8
 
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==Video Solution (FASTEST METHOD!)==
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https://youtu.be/jowREGsZaTs
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~Veer Mahajan
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 21:59, 1 November 2023

Problem

What is the value of $\dfrac{11!-10!}{9!}$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 99\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 100\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 110\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 121\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 132$

Solution 1

We can use subtraction of fractions to get \[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!} = 110 -10 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100}.\]

Solution 2

Factoring out $9!$ gives $\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{9!(11 \cdot 10 - 10)}{9!} = 110-10=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}$.


Solution 3

$\dfrac{11!-10!}{9!}$ consider 10 as n $\dfrac{(n+1)!-n!}{(n-1)!}$ simpify $\dfrac{(n+1)n!-(-1)n!}{(n-1)!}$ = $\dfrac{n(n!)}{(n-1)!}$ = $\dfrac{n(n(n-1)!)}{(n-1)!}$ = $\dfrac{n(n)(1)}{(1}$ = $\dfrac{n^2}{1}$ subsitute n as 10 again $\dfrac{10^2}{1}$

answer is $10^2$ which is 100

Solution 4

We are given the equation $\frac{11!-10!}{9!}$

This is equivalent to $\frac{11(10!) - 1(10!)}{9!}$ Simplifying, we get $\frac{(11-1)(10!)}{9!}$, which equals $10 \cdot 10$.

Therefore, the answer is $10^2$ = $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~100}$.

~TheGoldenRetriever

Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!!!)

https://youtu.be/r5G98oPPyNM

~Education, the Study of Everything


Video Solution

https://youtu.be/VIt6LnkV4_w


https://youtu.be/CrS7oHDrvP8

~savannahsolver

Video Solution (FASTEST METHOD!)

https://youtu.be/jowREGsZaTs

~Veer Mahajan


See Also

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