Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 10 - Review Exercises - Page 1124: 7

Answer

$65$

Work Step by Step

We know that $ n!=1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 .....(n-1)n $ Thus, we have $\dfrac{40!}{38!}=\dfrac{40 \cdot 39 \cdot 38!}{4 \cdot 3 \cdot 2 \cdot 1 \times 38! }$ $=\dfrac{40 \cdot 39}{24}$ $=65$
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