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cronuscronus
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Hi all.
I have a grid with 4 points, A, B, C, and D.
Each valid move is either going to the right for one block or going down for 1 block.
Here is the grid.
I need to calculate the following:
a) How many different valid routes from A to D?
b) How many valid routes from A to D that must avoid B?
c) How many valid routes from A to D that must pass through Both B and C?
d) How many valid routes from A to D that must pass through B but must avoid C ?
I believe for A, I would calculate 13 choose 9 to obtain 715 possible routes.
Where I am confused is how I calculate in the avoidance and musts. For example, on b, if I wanted to avoid B, would I treat A to be like a mini 4x5 sub-grid? Would I subtract 4 choose 4 from 715 to obtain 710 possible routes?
Any help is appreciated. I can't seem to find any information on this in my book :(.
I have a grid with 4 points, A, B, C, and D.
Each valid move is either going to the right for one block or going down for 1 block.
Here is the grid.
I need to calculate the following:
a) How many different valid routes from A to D?
b) How many valid routes from A to D that must avoid B?
c) How many valid routes from A to D that must pass through Both B and C?
d) How many valid routes from A to D that must pass through B but must avoid C ?
I believe for A, I would calculate 13 choose 9 to obtain 715 possible routes.
Where I am confused is how I calculate in the avoidance and musts. For example, on b, if I wanted to avoid B, would I treat A to be like a mini 4x5 sub-grid? Would I subtract 4 choose 4 from 715 to obtain 710 possible routes?
Any help is appreciated. I can't seem to find any information on this in my book :(.