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Cooga Georgeooga-Harryooga Theorem

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Definition

The Cooga Georgeooga-Harryooga Theorem (Circular Georgeooga-Harryooga Theorem) states that if you have $a$ distinguishable objects and $b$ objects are kept away from each other, then there are $\frac{(a-b)!(a-b)!}{(a-2b)!}$ ways to arrange the objects in a circle.


Created by George and Harry of The Ooga Booga Tribe of The Caveman Society

Proofs

Proof 1

Let our group of $a$ objects be represented like so $1$, $2$, $3$, ..., $a-1$, $a$. Let the last $b$ objects be the ones we can't have together.

Then we can organize our objects like so $\square1\square2\square3\square...\square a-b-1\square a-b\square$.

We have $(a-b)!$ ways to arrange the objects in that list.

Now we have $a-b$ blanks and $b$ other objects so we have $_{a-b}P_{b}=\frac{(a-b)!}{(a-2b)!}$ ways to arrange the objects we can't put together.

By fundamental counting principal our answer is $\frac{(a-b)!(a-b)!}{(a-2b)!}$.


Proof by RedFireTruck

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