Factorial Notation
Factorial Notation
Factorial Notation
Counting Techniques
L 1.2:
Factorial Notation
- a system of writing products
n factorial
- Defined as product of all the positive
integers less than or equal to n.
- In symbols, it is written as n!
- n! = n(n-1)(n-2)…(3)(2)(1).
Example: Evaluate the following factorial
notations
𝟗!
a. 3! d.
𝟔!
b. 6!
c. 8! e. 0!
Activity 2:
Evaluate the following factorial notations
𝟏𝟎! 𝟖!
1. 4.
𝟓! 𝟒!
𝟏𝟐!
2. 𝟗!
𝟏𝟏! 𝟔!
3. 5.
𝟖! 𝟒!
Evaluate the following factorial notations
𝟗! 𝟏𝟑!
1. 6.
𝟑! 𝟗!
𝟏𝟏!
2. 10! 7.
𝟏𝟎!
𝟓!
3. 12! 8.
𝟒!
𝟏𝟐! 𝟕!
4. 9.
𝟖! 𝟑!
5. 3! 10. 6!
Evaluate the following factorial notations
𝟏𝟓! 𝟏𝟖!
6. 9.
𝟓! 𝟔!
𝟐𝟗! 𝟐𝟑!
7. 10.
𝟏𝟐! 𝟕!
𝟐𝟐!
8.
𝟖!