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Combinatorics

Permutations

The factorial of a number $n$ is $n(n-1)(n-2)...(1)$ or also as $\prod_{a=0}^{n-1}(n-a)$ ,and is denoted by $n!$ .

Also, $0!=1$ .

The number of ways of arranging $n$ distinct objects in a straight line is $n!$ . This is also known as a permutation, and can be notated $\,_{n}P_{r}$

Combinations

The number of ways of choosing $n$ objects from a set of $r$ objects is $\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$ , which is notated as either $\,_{n}C_{r}$ or $\binom{n}{r}$ . (The latter notation is also known as taking the binomial coefficient.

Binomials and Multinomials

Binomial Theorem: $\displaystyle (x+y)^n=\sum_{r=0}^{n}x^{n-r}y^r$
Multinomial Coefficients: The number of ways of ordering $n$ objects when $r_1$ of them are of one type, $r_2$ of them are of a second type, ... and $r_s$ of them of another type is $\frac{n!}{r_1!r_2!...r_s!}$
Multinomial Theorem: $(x_1+x_2+x_3...+x_s)^n=\sum \frac{n!}{r_1!r_2!...r_s!} x_1+x_2+x_3...+x_s$ . The summation is taken over all sums $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{s}r_i$ so that $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{s}r_i=n$ .

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 The factorial of a number <math>n</math> is <math>n(n-1)(n-2)...(1)</math> or also as <math>\prod_{a=0}^{n-1}(n-a)</math>,and is denoted by <math>n!</math>.
 Also, <math>0!=1</math>.
+The number of ways of arranging <math>n</math> distinct objects in a straight line is <math>n!</math>. This is also known as a permutation, and can be notated <math>\,_{n}P_{r}</math>
+===Combinations===
+The number of ways of choosing <math>n</math> objects from a set of <math>r</math> objects is <math>\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}</math>, which is notated as either <math>\,_{n}C_{r}</math> or <math>\binom{n}{r}</math>. (The latter notation is also known as taking the binomial coefficient.
+===Binomials and Multinomials===
+*Binomial Theorem: <math>\displaystyle (x+y)^n=\sum_{r=0}^{n}x^{n-r}y^r</math>
+*Multinomial Coefficients: The number of ways of ordering <math>n</math> objects when <math>r_1</math> of them are of one type, <math>r_2</math> of them are of a second type, ... and <math>r_s</math> of them of another type is <math>\frac{n!}{r_1!r_2!...r_s!}</math>
+*Multinomial Theorem: <math>(x_1+x_2+x_3...+x_s)^n=\sum \frac{n!}{r_1!r_2!...r_s!} x_1+x_2+x_3...+x_s</math>. The summation is taken over all sums <math>\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{s}r_i</math> so that <math>\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{s}r_i=n</math>.
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