Binomial Coefficient - Factorials Part III

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The discussion centers on calculating the binomial coefficient for selecting 4 elements from a set of 10, specifically the set {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}. The calculation follows the formula for binomial coefficients, resulting in ##\binom{10}{4} = 210##. The breakdown involves using factorials, where ##\frac{10!}{4!6!}## simplifies to ##\frac{5040}{24}##, confirming that there are 210 subsets of 4 elements. Participants agree on the correctness of the solution.

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Homework Statement


##| \ X \in \mathcal P(\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}) : |X|= 4 \ | = \ \ ?##

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There's no wording in the exercise , just what I wrote above.If I understood correctly , they asked me to find the cardinality of the set of all subsets of {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} that contains 4 elements.

So ##\binom{10}{4} = \frac{10!}{4!6!} = \frac{10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8 \cdot 7 \cdot 6!}{4!6!} = \frac{10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8 \cdot 7}{4!} = \frac{5040}{24} = 210##

So there's 210 elements in ##\{X \in \mathcal P(\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}) : |X|= 4\}##

thought on this?

thank you!
 
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Looks correct to me.
 
LCKurtz said:
Looks correct to me.

thank you!
 

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