Permutations with Repitition
Permutations with Repetition
These are the easiest to calculate:
When we have n things to choose from ... we have n choices each time!
When choosing r of them, the permutations are:
n × n × ... (r times)
(In other words, there are n possibilities for the first choice, THEN there are n possibilites for the second choice, and so on, multplying each time.)
Example: in the lock above, there are 10 numbers to choose from (0,1,...9) and we choose 3 of them:
10 × 10 × ... (3 times) = 103 = 1,000 permutations
So, the formula is simply:
n^r where n is the number of things to choose from, and we choose r of them
(Repetition allowed, order matters)
These are the easiest to calculate:
When we have n things to choose from ... we have n choices each time!
When choosing r of them, the permutations are:
n × n × ... (r times)
(In other words, there are n possibilities for the first choice, THEN there are n possibilites for the second choice, and so on, multplying each time.)
Example: in the lock above, there are 10 numbers to choose from (0,1,...9) and we choose 3 of them:
10 × 10 × ... (3 times) = 103 = 1,000 permutations
So, the formula is simply:
n^r where n is the number of things to choose from, and we choose r of them
(Repetition allowed, order matters)