Factorial fun! Part-2

9 ! 8 ! ! ÷ 7 ! 6 ! ! = ? \Large{\color{#20A900}{\dfrac{9!}{8!!}}} \div {\color{#EC7300}{\dfrac{7!}{6!!}}} = \, ?

Notation:

n ! ! = { n × ( n 2 ) × × 5 × 3 × 1 if n is odd; n × ( n 2 ) × × 6 × 4 × 2 if n is even; 1 if n = 0 , 1. n!! = \begin{cases} n \times (n-2) \times \cdots \times 5 \times 3 \times 1 && \text{if } n \text{ is odd;} \\ n \times (n-2) \times \cdots \times 6 \times 4 \times 2 && \text{if } n \text{ is even;} \\ 1 && \text{if } n = 0, - 1. \\ \end{cases}


Try the first part here !


The answer is 9.

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3 solutions

Sravanth C.
Jun 10, 2015

Now using the property n ! ( n 1 ) ! ! = n ! ! \boxed{\dfrac{n!}{(n-1)!!}=n!!}

  • we find that: 9 ! ( 9 1 ) ! ! = 9 ! ! = 9 × ( 9 2 ) × ( 9 4 ) × ( 9 6 ) = 9 × 7 × 5 × 3 = 945 \dfrac{9!}{(9-1)!!}=9!! \\ =9×(9-2)×(9-4)×(9-6) \\ =9×7×5×3 \\ =\boxed{945}

  • Similarly, 7 ! ( 7 1 ) ! ! = 7 ! ! = 7 × ( 7 2 ) × ( 7 4 ) = 7 × 5 × 3 = 105 \dfrac{7!}{(7-1)!!}=7!! \\ =7×(7-2)×(7-4) \\ =7×5×3 \\ =\boxed{105}

Finally, we need to find: 945 105 = 9 \dfrac{945}{105}=\boxed{9}

We can find this using, another property which I'd observed i.e. ( 2 n + 1 ) ! ( 2 n ) ! ! = ( 2 n + 1 ) ! ! \boxed{\dfrac{(2n+1)!}{(2n)!!}=(2n+1)!!}

Ahmed Obaiedallah
Jun 16, 2015

9 ! × 6 ! ! 7 ! × 8 ! ! \frac{9! \times 6!!}{7! \times 8!!}

9 × 8 × 7 ! × 6 ! ! 7 ! × 8 × 6 ! ! \frac{9 \times 8 \times 7! \times 6!!}{7! \times 8 \times 6!!}

9 \boxed 9

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Feb 23, 2021

9 ! 8 ! ! / 7 ! 6 ! ! = 9 ! 8 ! ! × 6 ! ! 7 ! = 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 × 6 × 4 × 2 8 × 6 × 4 × 2 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 9 \displaystyle \frac { 9! } { 8!! } / \frac { 7! } { 6!! } = \frac { 9! } { 8!! } \times \frac { 6!! } { 7! } = \frac { 9 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 \times 6 \times 4 \times 2 } { 8 \times 6 \times 4 \times 2 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 } = \boxed { 9 } .

The answer is 9 \boxed { \text { The answer is \boxed { 9 } } } .

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