Q. What is the total number of different 9-letter arrangements that can be formed using the letters in the word CHICANERY?Answer:
Count Letters and Frequencies: Determine the total number of letters and the frequency of each letter in the word CHICANERY.The word CHICANERY has 9 letters in total. The letter frequencies are as follows: C appears twice, H appears once, I appears once, A appears once, N appears once, E appears once, R appears once, and Y appears once.
Calculate Permutations Formula: Calculate the number of different arrangements using the formula for permutations of a multiset.The formula for permutations of a multiset is given by n!/(n1!×n2!×...×nk!), where n is the total number of items to arrange, and n1,n2,...,nk are the frequencies of each distinct item.For CHICANERY, n=9 (total letters), n1=2 (frequency of C), and all other ni=1 (frequencies of the other letters).
Apply Formula to CHICANERY: Apply the formula to the word CHICANERY.Using the formula, we get the number of arrangements as 9!/(2!×1!×1!×1!×1!×1!×1!×1!).
Calculate Factorials: Calculate the factorial of 9 and 2. 9!=9×8×7×6×5×4×3×2×1=3628802!=2×1=2
Divide Factorials to Find Arrangements: Divide 9! by 2! to find the number of different arrangements.The number of different arrangements is 362880/2=181440.
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