Example 14
Find the number of different 8-letter arrangements that can be made from the letters of the word DAUGHTER so that
all vowels occur together
Total number of letter in DAUGHTER = 8
Vowels in DAUGHTER = A, U & E
Since all vowels occur together,
Assume as single object.
So, our letters become
(Vowels are a, e, i, o, u)
Arranging 3 vowels
Since vowels are coming together, they can be
and so on
Number of permutation 3 vowels
= 3P3
= 3!/(3 −3)!
= 3!/0!
= 3 × 2 × 1
= 6 ways
Arranging 6 letters
Numbers we need to arrange
= 5 + 1 = 6
Num of permutation of 6 letters
= 6P6
= 6!/(6 − 6)!
= 6!/0!
= 6!/1
= 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
= 720
Thus,
Total number of arrangements
= 720 × 6
= 4320
Example 14
Find the number of different 8-letter arrangements that can be made from the letters of the word DAUGHTER so that
(ii) all vowels do not occur together.
Number of permutation in which all vowels are never together
= Total number of permutation
– Number of permutation all vowels come together
Total permutations
Number of words in DAUGHTER = 8
Total no of permutation of 8 letters = 8P8
= 8!/(8 − 8)!
= 8!/0!
= 8!/1
= 8!
= 40320
And,
Number of permutation all vowels come together = 4320
Thus,
Number of permutation in which all vowels are never together
= Total number of permutation
– Number of permutation all vowels come together
= 40320 – 4320
= 36000
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Davneet Singh
Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science and Computer Science at Teachoo
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