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− | For a positive integer <math>n</math>, the factorial notation <math>n!</math> represents the product of the integers from <math>n</math> to <math>1</math>. What value of <math>N</math> satisfies the following equation? <cmath>5!\cdot 9!=12\cdot N!</cmath> | + | ==Problem== |
+ | For a positive integer <math>n</math>, the factorial notation <math>n!</math> represents the product of the integers from <math>n</math> to <math>1</math>. (For example, <math>6! = 6 \cdot 5 \cdot 4 \cdot 3 \cdot 2 \cdot 1</math>.) What value of <math>N</math> satisfies the following equation? <cmath>5!\cdot 9!=12\cdot N!</cmath> | ||
<math>\textbf{(A) }10\qquad\textbf{(B) }11\qquad\textbf{(C) }12\qquad\textbf{(D) }13\qquad\textbf{(E) }14\qquad</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }10\qquad\textbf{(B) }11\qquad\textbf{(C) }12\qquad\textbf{(D) }13\qquad\textbf{(E) }14\qquad</math> | ||
==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== | ||
+ | We have <math>5! = 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5</math>, and <math>2 \cdot 5 \cdot 9! = 10 \cdot 9! = 10!</math>. Therefore the equation becomes <math>3 \cdot 4 \cdot 10! = 12 \cdot N!</math>, and so <math>12 \cdot 10! = 12 \cdot N!</math>. Cancelling the <math>12</math>s, it is clear that <math>N=\boxed{\textbf{(A) }10}</math>. | ||
− | + | ==Solution 2 (variation of Solution 1)== | |
+ | Since <math>5! = 120</math>, we obtain <math>120\cdot 9!=12\cdot N!</math>, which becomes <math>12\cdot 10\cdot 9!=12\cdot N!</math> and thus <math>12 \cdot 10!=12\cdot N!</math>. We therefore deduce <math>N=\boxed{\textbf{(A) }10}</math>. | ||
− | Therefore, | + | ==Solution 3 (using answer choices)== |
+ | We can see that the answers <math>\textbf{(B)}</math> to <math>\textbf{(E)}</math> contain a factor of <math>11</math>, but there is no such factor of <math>11</math> in <math>5! \cdot 9!</math>. Therefore, the answer must be <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A) }10}</math>. | ||
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==Video Solution== | ==Video Solution== | ||
https://youtu.be/9k59v-Fr3aE | https://youtu.be/9k59v-Fr3aE | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | {{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
Revision as of 08:50, 20 November 2020
Contents
Problem
For a positive integer , the factorial notation
represents the product of the integers from
to
. (For example,
.) What value of
satisfies the following equation?
Solution 1
We have , and
. Therefore the equation becomes
, and so
. Cancelling the
s, it is clear that
.
Solution 2 (variation of Solution 1)
Since , we obtain
, which becomes
and thus
. We therefore deduce
.
Solution 3 (using answer choices)
We can see that the answers to
contain a factor of
, but there is no such factor of
in
. Therefore, the answer must be
.
Video Solution
See also
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