Q. What is the total number of different 6-letter arrangements that can be formed using the letters in the word QUASAR?Answer:
Count Letters and Repeats: Determine the number of letters in the word QUASAR and identify any repeating letters.The word QUASAR has 6 letters, with the letter A repeating twice.
Calculate Total Arrangements: Calculate the total number of arrangements using the formula for permutations of n items with repetitions:The formula is p1!×p2!×…×pk!n!, where n is the total number of items, and p1,p2,…,pk are the numbers of identical items.For QUASAR, n=6 (total letters), and there is one letter (A) that repeats twice, so p1=2.The permutation formula for QUASAR is 2!6!.
Factorial of Total Letters: Calculate the factorial of the total number of letters (6!).6!=6×5×4×3×2×1=720
Factorial of Repeating Letters: Calculate the factorial of the number of repeating letters 2!.2!=2×1=2
Divide Factorials for Arrangements: Divide the factorial of the total number of letters by the factorial of the number of repeating letters to find the total number of different arrangements.Total arrangements = 2!6!=2720=360
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