Factorial everywhere

Given: 1 ! × 2 ! × 3 ! × × 10 ! ( 1 ! ) 2 ( 3 ! ) 2 ( 5 ! ) 2 ( 7 ! ) 2 ( 9 ! ) 2 = 15 × 2 n \large\frac{1! \times 2! \times 3! \times \dots \times 10! }{(1!)^2(3!)^2(5!)^2(7!)^2(9!)^2} = 15 \times 2^n

What is the value of n = ? n=?

Notation: ! ! denotes the factorial notation; for example: 8 ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × . . . × 8 8! = 1\times 2 \times 3 \times ... \times 8 .

8 5 4 9 0

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jul 26, 2017

X = 1 ! × 2 ! × 3 ! × 10 ! ( 1 ! ) 2 ( 3 ! ) 2 ( 5 ! ) 2 ( 7 ! ) 2 ( 9 ! ) 2 = 2 ! × 4 ! × 6 ! × 8 ! × 10 ! 3 ! × 5 ! × 7 ! × 9 ! = 2 × 4 × 6 × 8 × 10 = 2 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 × 3 × 5 = 15 × 2 8 \begin{aligned} X & = \frac {1!\times 2! \times 3! \cdots \times 10!}{(1!)^2(3!)^2(5!)^2(7!)^2(9!)^2} \\ & = \frac {2!\times 4! \times 6! \times 8! \times 10!}{3! \times 5! \times 7! \times 9!} \\ & = 2 \times 4 \times 6 \times 8 \times 10 \\ & = 2^{1+2+1+3+1} \times 3 \times 5 \\ & = 15 \times 2^8 \end{aligned}

n = 8 \implies n = \boxed{8}

Thank you. Another smart way of solving it.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 10 months ago
Zee Ell
Jul 25, 2017

1 ! × 2 ! × 3 ! × × 9 ! × 10 ! ( 1 ! ) 2 × ( 3 ! ) 2 × ( 5 ! ) 2 × ( 7 ! ) 2 × ( 9 ! ) 2 = 15 × 2 n \frac { 1! × 2! × 3! × \ldots × 9! × 10! } { (1!)^2 × (3!)^2 × (5!)^2 × (7!)^2 × (9!)^2 } = 15 × 2^n

1 ! 1 ! × 2 × 1 ! 1 ! × 3 ! 3 ! × 4 × 3 ! 3 ! × 5 ! 5 ! × 6 × 5 ! 5 ! × 7 ! 7 ! × 8 × 7 ! 7 ! × 9 ! 9 ! × 10 × 9 ! 9 ! = 15 × 2 n \frac { 1! } { 1! } × \frac { 2 × 1! } { 1! } × \frac { 3! } { 3! } × \frac { 4 × 3! } { 3! } × \frac { 5! } { 5! } × \frac { 6 × 5! } { 5! } × \frac { 7! } { 7! } × \frac { 8 × 7! } { 7! } × \frac { 9! } { 9! } × \frac { 10 × 9! } { 9! } = 15 × 2^n

After simplifying:

2 × 4 × 6 × 8 × 10 = 15 × 2 n 2 × 4 × 6 × 8 × 10 = 15 × 2^n

2 × 2 2 × ( 2 × 3 ) × 2 3 × ( 2 × 5 ) = 15 × 2 n 2 × 2^2 × (2 × 3) × 2^3 × (2×5) = 15 × 2^n

15 × 2 8 = 15 × 2 n 15 × 2^8 = 15 × 2^n

n = 8 n = \boxed {8}

Thank you. Clear and logical solution.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 10 months ago

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