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There are 10 professors and 20 students out of whom a committee of 2 professors and 3 students is to be formed. Find the number of ways in which this can be done. Further, find in how many of these committees:
(i) a particular professor is included.
(ii) a particular student is included.
(iii) a particular student is excluded.



Answer -

Given:

Total number ofprofessor = 10

Total number ofstudents = 20

Number of ways =(choosing 2 professors out of 10 professors) × (choosing 3 students out of 20students)

= (10C2)× (20C3)

By using the formula,

nCr = n!/r!(n – r)!

10C2 × 20C3 =10!/2!(10 – 2)! × 20!/3!(20-3)!

= 10!/(2! 8!) ×20!/(3! 17!)

= [10×9×8!]/(2! 8!) ×[20×19×18×17!]/(17! 3!)

= [10×9]/2! ×[20×19×18]/(3!)

= [10×9]/(2×1) ×[20×19×18]/(3×2×1)

= 5×9 × 10×19×6

= 45 × 1140

= 51300 ways

(i) a particular professoris included.

Number of ways =(choosing 1 professor out of 9 professors) × (choosing 3 students out of 20students)

9C1 × 20C3

By using the formula,

nCr = n!/r!(n – r)!

9C1 × 20C=9!/1!(9 – 1)! × 20!/3!(20-3)!

= 9!/(1! 8!) × 20!/(3!17!)

= [9×8!]/(8!) ×[20×19×18×17!]/(17! 3!)

= 9 × [20×19×18]/(3!)

= 9×[20×19×18]/(3×2×1)

= 9 × 10×19×6

= 10260 ways

(ii) a particular studentis included.

Number of ways =(choosing 2 professors out of 10 professors) × (choosing 2 students out of 19students)

10C2 × 19C2

By using the formula,

nCr = n!/r!(n – r)!

10C2 × 19C2 =10!/2!(10 – 2)! × 19!/2!(19-2)!

= 10!/(2! 8!) ×19!/(2! 17!)

= [10×9×8!]/(2! 8!) ×[19×18×17!]/(17! 2!)

= [10×9]/2! ×[19×18]/(2!)

= [10×9]/(2×1) ×[19×18]/(2×1)

= 5×9 × 19×9

= 45 × 171

= 7695 ways

(iii) a particular studentis excluded.

Number of ways =(choosing 2 professors out of 10 professors) × (choosing 3 students out of 19students)

10C2 × 19C3

By using the formula,

nCr = n!/r!(n – r)!

10C2 × 19C3 =10!/2!(10 – 2)! × 19!/3!(19-3)!

= 10!/(2! 8!) ×19!/(3! 16!)

= [10×9×8!]/(2! 8!) ×[19×18×17×16!]/(16! 3!)

= [10×9]/2! ×[19×18×17]/(3!)

= [10×9]/(2×1) ×[19×18×17]/(3×2×1)

= 5×9 × 19×3×17

= 45 × 969

= 43605 ways

 The required no.of ways are 51300, 10260, 7695, 43605.

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